The Platonic Cosmology
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| Author | : Gabriela Roxana Carone |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 338 |
| Release | : 2005-10-31 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1107320739 |
Although a great deal has been written on Plato's ethics, his cosmology has not received so much attention in recent times and its importance for his ethical thought has remained underexplored. By offering accounts of Timaeus, Philebus, Politicus and Laws X, the book reveals a strongly symbiotic relation between the cosmic and human sphere. It is argued that in his late period Plato presents a picture of an organic universe, endowed with structure and intrinsic value, which both urges our respect and calls for our responsible intervention. Humans are thus seen as citizens of a university that can provide a context for their flourishing even in the absence of good political institutions. The book sheds light on many intricate metaphysical issues in late Plato and brings out the close connections between his cosmology and the development of his ethics.
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2022-02-14 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 9004504699 |
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.
| Author | : Richard D. Mohr |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 212 |
| Release | : 2016-06-21 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 9004320644 |
| Author | : Plato |
| Publisher | : 1st World Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 218 |
| Release | : 1929 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 1421892944 |
| Author | : Thomas Kjeller Johansen |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 229 |
| Release | : 2004-07-01 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1107320119 |
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 | : Richard D. Mohr |
| Publisher | : Parmenides Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 428 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : |
"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 --
| Author | : Plato |
| Publisher | : Hackett Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 398 |
| Release | : 1997-01-01 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 9780872203860 |
A reprint of the Routledge edition of 1935.
| Author | : Ricardo Salles |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 325 |
| Release | : 2021-06-10 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1108836577 |
Explores ancient biology and cosmology as two sciences that shed light on one another in their goals and methods.
| Author | : Sarah Broadie |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 317 |
| Release | : 2011-11-10 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1139503448 |
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 | : Dominic J. O'Meara |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 171 |
| Release | : 2017-10-05 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1107183278 |
This book relates Plato's cosmology to his political philosophy by means of new interpretations of his Timaeus, Statesman, and Laws.
