# @gettymuseum on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CWbqPeFPloY
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34228768-gettymuseum-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-11-18T21:24:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Getty (@gettymuseum) — https://gondola.cc/gettymuseum

## Caption

Did you know the word philosophy derives from the ancient Greek "philosophia"? It means the love of wisdom.⁠
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Ancient philosophers pursued knowledge through discussion, questioning, and contemplation. The Athenian thinker and writer Plato was a follower of the philosopher Socrates, and he recounted his teacher's conversations as a means of exploring big themes—how to live, think, love, and organize society.⁠
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Depictions of many Greek philosophers and writers survive in Roman portraits. These busts would have adorned houses and gardens as objects of inspiration. ⁠
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Occasionally, an ancient inscription helps identify who is in front of us. But many other portraits remain anonymous. Thick beards and furrowed brows suggest a serious thinker, but we remain uncertain who these men were.⁠
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Enjoy a 101 on Plato's philosophy at the #LinkInBio. ⁠
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🏷 #GettyMuseum #GettyVilla #WorldPhilosophyDay #Philosophy #AncientWorld #AncientArt #Antiquities #Art #RomanPortraits #Thinkers ⁠

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