Nature And Divinity In Platos Timaeus
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Author | : Sarah Broadie |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2011-11-10 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1139503448 |
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Plato's Timaeus is one of the most influential and challenging works of ancient philosophy to have come down to us. Sarah Broadie's rich and compelling study proposes new interpretations of major elements of the Timaeus, including the separate Demiurge, the cosmic 'beginning', the 'second mixing', the Receptacle and the Atlantis story. Broadie shows how Plato deploys the mythic themes of the Timaeus to convey fundamental philosophical insights and examines the profoundly differing methods of interpretation which have been brought to bear on the work. Her book is for everyone interested in Ancient Greek philosophy, cosmology and mythology, whether classicists, philosophers, historians of ideas or historians of science. It offers new findings to scholars familiar with the material, but it is also a clear and reliable resource for anyone coming to it for the first time.
Author | : Sarah Broadie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2014-05-14 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781139191029 |
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Brings Plato's ideas to life, proposing new interpretations of major elements including the cosmic 'beginning' and the Atlantis story.
Author | : Christina Hoenig |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 2018-08-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1108415806 |
Download Plato's Timaeus and the Latin Tradition Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The book explores the development of Platonic philosophy by Roman writers between the first century BCE and the early fifth century CE. Discusses the interpretation of Plato's Timaeus by Cicero, Apuleius, Calcidius, and Augustine, and examines how they contributed to the construction of the complex and multifaceted genre of Roman Platonism.
Author | : Julia Annas |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2003-02-13 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 019157922X |
Download Plato: A Very Short Introduction Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This lively and accessible introduction to Plato focuses on the philosophy and argument of his writings, drawing the reader into Plato's way of doing philosophy, and the general themes of his thinking. This is not a book to leave the reader standing in the outer court of introduction and background information, but leads directly into Plato's argument. It looks at Plato as a thinker grappling with philosophical problems in a variety of ways, rather than a philosopher with a fully worked-out system. It includes a brief account of Plato's life and the various interpretations that have been drawn from the sparse remains of information. It stresses the importance of the founding of the Academy and the conception of philosophy as a subject. Julia Annas discusses Plato's style of writing: his use of the dialogue form, his use of what we today call fiction, and his philosophical transformation of myths. She also looks at his discussions of love and philosophy, his attitude to women, and to homosexual love, explores Plato's claim that virtue is sufficient for happiness, and touches on his arguments for the immortality of the soul and his ideas about the nature of the universe. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Plato |
Publisher | : 1st World Publishing |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 1929 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1421892944 |
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Author | : Plato |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 2022-05-28 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
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Timaeus is a dialogue by the Greek philosopher Plato. Our main character Timaeus of Locri delivers a monologue that speculates on the nature of the physical world and human beings.
Author | : Troels Engberg-Pedersen |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 411 |
Release | : 2017-02-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1107166195 |
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This book explores the process during 100 BCE-100 CE by which dualistic Platonism became the reigning school in philosophy.
Author | : Calcidius |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 795 |
Release | : 2016-04-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0674599179 |
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In the 4th century CE, Calcidius translated into Latin an important section of Plato’s Timaeus, complemented by commentary and organized into coordinated parts. Its organization subsequently informed the sense of macrocosm and microcosm—of the world and our place in it—which is prevalent in western European thought in the Middle Ages.
Author | : Thomas Kjeller Johansen |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 2004-07-01 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1107320119 |
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Plato's dialogue the Timaeus-Critias presents two connected accounts, that of the story of Atlantis and its defeat by ancient Athens and that of the creation of the cosmos by a divine craftsman. This book offers a unified reading of the dialogue. It tackles a wide range of interpretative and philosophical issues. Topics discussed include the function of the famous Atlantis story, the notion of cosmology as 'myth' and as 'likely', and the role of God in Platonic cosmology. Other areas commented upon are Plato's concepts of 'necessity' and 'teleology', the nature of the 'receptacle', the relationship between the soul and the body, the use of perception in cosmology, and the work's peculiar monologue form. The unifying theme is teleology: Plato's attempt to show the cosmos to be organised for the good. A central lesson which emerges is that the Timaeus is closer to Aristotle's physics than previously thought.
Author | : T. K. Johansen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Cosmology |
ISBN | : 9781139809641 |
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Plato's dialogue the Timaeus-Critias presents two connected accounts, that of the story of Atlantis and its defeat by ancient Athens and that of the creation of the cosmos by a divine craftsman. This book offers a unified reading of the dialogue. It tackles a wide range of interpretative and philosophical issues. Topics discussed include the function of the famous Atlantis story, the notion of cosmology as 'myth' and as 'likely', and the role of God in Platonic cosmology. Other areas commented upon are Plato's concepts of 'necessity' and 'teleology', the nature of the 'receptacle', the relatio.