Author : Dominic J. O'Meara
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 28,43 MB
Release : 2017-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1107183278
This book relates Plato's cosmology to his political philosophy by means of new interpretations of his Timaeus, Statesman, and Laws.
Author : Plato
Publisher : 1st World Publishing
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 50,45 MB
Release : 1929
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ISBN : 1421892944
Author : Gabriela Roxana Carone
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 19,12 MB
Release : 2005-10-31
Category : 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.
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Publisher : BRILL
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,81 MB
Release : 2022-02-14
Category : 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 : Parmenides Publishing
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 28,49 MB
Release : 2010
Category : 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 : Sarah Broadie
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 18,5 MB
Release : 2011-11-10
Category : 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 : Thomas Kjeller Johansen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 13,36 MB
Release : 2004-07-01
Category : 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 : Christina Hoenig
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 40,72 MB
Release : 2018-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1108415806
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 : Gretchen Reydams-Schils
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 38,37 MB
Release : 2020-09-24
Category : 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.
Author : Ricardo Salles
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 24,11 MB
Release : 2021-06-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1108836577
Explores ancient biology and cosmology as two sciences that shed light on one another in their goals and methods.
