Author : Plato
Publisher : 1st World Publishing
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1929
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781421892948
Timaeus and Critias
Plato
On Plato S Timaeus
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Nature and Divinity in Plato's Timaeus
Sarah Broadie
Author : Sarah Broadie
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781139503440
Nature and Divinity in Plato's Timaeus by Sarah Broadie Pdf
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.
Plato
Plato
Author : Plato
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCSC:32106017211316
Plato by Plato Pdf
One Book, the Whole Universe
Richard D. Mohr,Barbara M. Sattler
Author : Richard D. Mohr,Barbara M. Sattler
Publisher : Parmenides Publishing
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UCBK:C094241136
One Book, the Whole Universe by Richard D. Mohr,Barbara M. Sattler Pdf
"The most wide ranging and stimulating presentation of ancient and modern views on Plato's cosmological dialogue ever published. Highly recommended." David T. Runia, University of Melbourne --
On Plato’s Timaeus
Calcidius
Author : Calcidius
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 795 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674599178
On Plato’s Timaeus by Calcidius Pdf
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.
A Commentary on Plato's Timaeus
Alfred Edward Taylor
Author : Alfred Edward Taylor
Publisher : Oxford [Eng.]: Clarendon Press
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1928
Category : Astronomy, Greek
ISBN : UCSC:32106000023181
A Commentary on Plato's Timaeus by Alfred Edward Taylor Pdf
Plato's Timaeus and the Latin Tradition
Christina Hoenig
Author : Christina Hoenig
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108415804
Plato's Timaeus and the Latin Tradition by Christina Hoenig Pdf
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.
Commentary on Plato's Timaeus
Proclus,Dirk Baltzly
Author : Proclus,Dirk Baltzly
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Philosophy, Ancient
ISBN : 9780521845953
Commentary on Plato's Timaeus by Proclus,Dirk Baltzly Pdf
Pythagorean harmonic theory, as well as questions about the way in which the World Soul knows both Forms and the visible reality that constitutes its body. This part of Proclus' Commentary is particularly responsive to the interpretive tradition that precedes it. As a result, this volume is especially significant for the study of the Platonic tradition from the earliest commentators onwards." --Book Jacket.
Reason and Necessity
M. R. Wright
Author : M. R. Wright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1914535251
Reason and Necessity by M. R. Wright Pdf
Plato's Timaeus contains a powerful and influential myth, of the construction of the universe by a divine craftsman. A god imposes reason on necessity, to bring order from a primeval 'receptacle' of disordered matter. There results the 'child' that is the cosmos - a copy of an eternally-existing perfect model. Here eight new essays from a distinguished international cast, explore aspects of this challenging work: the principles of the mythical narrative, how the world soul and human body are formed, implications for illness - mental and physical, the importance of music and harmonious proportion. Later developments are also treated: Aristotle's theory of generation, the commentary of Proclus and elements of modern evolutionary theory.
Plato's Timaeus as Cultural Icon
Gretchen J. Reydams-Schils
Author : Gretchen J. Reydams-Schils
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015056212122
Plato's Timaeus as Cultural Icon by Gretchen J. Reydams-Schils Pdf
New forms of transnational mobility and diasporic belonging have become emblematic of a supposed global condition of uprootedness. Yet much recent theorizing of our so-called postmodern life emphasizes movement and fluidity without interrogating who and what is on the move. This book examines the interdependence of mobility and belonging by considering how homes are formed in relationship to movement. It suggests that movement does not only happen when one leaves home, and that homes are not always fixed in a single location. Home and belonging may involve attachment and movement, fixation and loss, and the transgression and enforcement of boundaries.
Chorology
John Sallis
Author : John Sallis
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780253046697
Chorology by John Sallis Pdf
“The major American philosopher . . . makes us want to re-read the Platonic text with fascination. And that is but its grandest gift.” —Daniel Guerriere, professor emeritus of philosophy at California State University, Long Beach In Chorology, John Sallis takes up one of the most enigmatic discourses in the history of philosophy. Plato’s discourse on the chora—the chorology—forms the pivotal moment in the Timaeus. The implications of the chorology are momentous and communicate with many of the most decisive issues in contemporary philosophical discussions. “This excellent work . . . deserves the serious consideration of all who are interested in contemporary philosophy as well as those who concern themselves with ancient philosophy, especially Plato.” —Review of Metaphysics
Timaeus and Critias
Plato
Author : Plato
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008-08-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780141920498
Timaeus and Critias by Plato Pdf
Timaeus and Critias is a Socratic dialogue in two parts. A response to an account of an ideal state told by Socrates, it begins with Timaeus’s theoretical exposition of the cosmos and his story describing the creation of the universe, from its very beginning to the coming of man. Timaeus introduces the idea of a creator God and speculates on the structure and composition of the physical world. Critias, the second part of Plato’s dialogue, comprises an account of the rise and fall of Atlantis, an ancient, mighty and prosperous empire ruled by the descendents of Poseidon, which ultimately sank into the sea.
Time and Cosmology in Plato and the Platonic Tradition
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004504691
Time and Cosmology in Plato and the Platonic Tradition by Anonim Pdf
This book assembles an international team of scholars to move forward the study of Plato’s conception of time, to find fresh insights for interpreting his cosmology, and to reimagine the Platonic tradition.
Character, plot and thought in Plato's Timaeus and Critias
Welliver
Author : Welliver
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004320536
Character, plot and thought in Plato's Timaeus and Critias by Welliver Pdf
Plato: Timaeus and Critias (RLE: Plato)
A E Taylor
Author : A E Taylor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781136234699
Plato: Timaeus and Critias (RLE: Plato) by A E Taylor Pdf
Plato’s Timaeus was his only cosmological dialogue and for almost thirteen hundred years it provided the basis in the West for educated people’s general view of the natural world. The author provides a translation of this important work, together with the Critias – the source of the legendary tale of Atlantis. He has taken particular care to provide an accurate rendering of Plato’s words and to avoid putting his own or any other interpretation on the works.