Detailed Blue and White Charger of the Death of Socrates, Diameter of Charger: 23", signed by A. Andrade, dated 1945.
The description and visual of the Death of Socrates, is that Socrates opposed the Sophists, arguing that there are absolute, transcultural standards of right and wrong, good and bad. He argued , that once we recognize what is truly good, we will act in accord with that knowledge--hence his claim that "the virtues are a kind of knowledge." He also firmly believed t ...click for details
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