bust of Plato the philosopher

Together with his teacher Sokrates and his pupil Aristotle, Plato was one of the great trio of ancient Greek philosophers.

Plato’s primary legacy is founding western metaphysics and idealism. By introducing the Theory of Forms, he argued that our physical world is merely a shadow of a higher, unchangeable reality of perfect concepts like Justice and Beauty.

He established The Academy, the Western world’s first institution of higher learning, ensuring philosophy became a rigorous academic discipline. Through his Dialogues, he preserved Sokrates' voice and pioneered the blueprint for the ideal state in The Republic.

Ultimately, Plato shifted human thought away from pure physics and toward the permanent, intellectual pursuit of transcendent truth.

The material is keramin, a heavy, durable plaster polymer compound, with a light ochre finish applied by hand. There may, therefore, be a slight variation in colour from piece to piece. Bases are made of solid dark grey or black marble.

Made in Greece in the workshop of the Semitekolo family with whom It's All Greek is proud to have been working since 1999, and who produce It's All Greek's bedrock bronze collection.