“The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.”
–Alfred North Whitehead
A doctoral student in the course I co-taught last semester (Brief History of Western Thought) created this wonderful drawing based on Raphael’s “School of Athens.” Several of the figures are renditions of the students and faculty in our class. I thought I’d share it. Any guesses which one is me?
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It’s a beautiful piece of work. The resolution isn’t good enough for me to make out the faces when I blow it up, so I can’t find you.
Oh, sorry about that! I’m the one right of center on the top level, stepping down the stairs.
Great…… Where are you?
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top level, right of center, stepping down the stairs. Becca is two the the right of me.
nein nein, du bist der guy rechts obere reihe, das kinn auf das handgelenk gestützt
Footnotes2Plato 
What do you think?