Plato's Natural Philosophy

Plato's Natural Philosophy
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.

The Dialogues of Plato

The Dialogues of Plato
Author: Plato
Publisher: Scholar's Choice
Total Pages: 788
Release: 2015-02-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781293948781

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Cambridge Companion to Plato

The Cambridge Companion to Plato
Author: Richard Kraut
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 580
Release: 1992-10-30
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780521436106

Fourteen new essays discuss Plato's views about knowledge, reality, mathematics, politics, ethics, love, poetry, and religion in a convenient, accessible guide that analyzes the intellectual and social background of his thought as well.

Time and Cosmology in Plato and the Platonic Tradition

Time and Cosmology in Plato and the Platonic Tradition
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.

The Textual Tradition of Plato's Timaeus and Critias

The Textual Tradition of Plato's Timaeus and Critias
Author: Gijsbert Jonkers
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 566
Release: 2016-11-21
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 900433520X

In The Textual Tradition of Plato's Timaeus and Critias, Gijsbert Jonkers provides new insights into the extant ancient and medieval evidence for the text of both Platonic dialogues. The discussions are set in the broader context of examinations in recent decades of the textual traditions of other individual Platonic works. Particularly the vast collection of testimonia of the Timaeus, one of Plato's most read, interpreted and discussed dialogues of all times, will be of interest for students of ancient philosophy, science and philology.

On Plato’s Timaeus

On Plato’s Timaeus
Author: Calcidius
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 795
Release: 2016-04-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0674599179

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.

Calcidius on Plato's Timaeus

Calcidius on Plato's Timaeus
Author: Gretchen Reydams-Schils
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2020-09-24
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1108356176

This is the first study to assess in its entirety the fourth-century Latin commentary on Plato's Timaeus by the otherwise unknown Calcidius, also addressing features of his Latin translation. The first part examines the authorial voice of the commentator and the overall purpose of the work; the second part provides an overview of the key themes; and the third part reassesses the commentary's relation to Stoicism, Aristotle, potential sources, and the Christian tradition. This commentary was one of the main channels through which the legacy of Plato and Greek philosophy was passed on to the Christian Latin West. The text, which also establishes a connection between Plato's cosmology and Genesis, thus represents a distinctive cultural encounter between the Greek and the Roman philosophical traditions, and between non-Christian and Christian currents of thought.

Plato's Timaeus as Cultural Icon

Plato's Timaeus as Cultural Icon
Author: Gretchen J. Reydams-Schils
Publisher:
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN:

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.

Timaeus and Critias

Timaeus and Critias
Author: Plato
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2008-08-28
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0141920491

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.