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Why was Socrates so ugly? Is it really possible he was decadent in spirit and it reflected itself in his physiognomy?
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Beauty is relative. Post face and lets compare
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>>18059045
I have no idea what Alci saw in him. Sometimes I think it was about Pericles rather than Socrates because man!
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they just are ripping off yakub.
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The idea that physical ugliness is evidence of spiritual corruption comes from Lombroso’s criminal anthropology.
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>>18059045
Pretty people tend to be vain
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That's not Socrates. Socrates was BLACK
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>>18059405
>I have no idea what Alci saw in him.
Wisdom. That's the whole point. To the extent that I wouldn't be surprised if Socrates' students played up his physical ugliness to more strongly make that point.
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>>18060128
I also love Wisdom, true wisdom the way he's always been.



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