face of Socrates

[lenish]

I wonder why the wisest philosopher of all times, Socrates, is perhaps the ugliest one as well? Reading "The Masks of Socrates" by Zanker, Socrates was famous for ugliness... Is there any significance in this fact? Another reminder that true beauty is concealed and has to be discovered beyond the surface?

Comments

[ircat]

Ну, известно же, что смысл ищет то, кто не нашел в ней счастья..

[lenish]

hm...do not see an immediate connection between Socrates` ugly face and a search for meaning.. could you unfold your statement a bit more here?

[ircat]

Rather between ugly face and unhappiness

[lenish]

but Socrates was not unhappy... where did you get it from? (just curious..)

[anonymous]

May be it's a law of conservation of beauty? A beauty of thoughts and a beauty of body are interconnected.

[lenish]

and why then Socrates was so ugly? -- considering (arguably) that he had the most beautiful soul of all?