Author: Gabriela Roxana Carone
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107320739
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
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.
Plato's Cosmology and its Ethical Dimensions
Author: Gabriela Roxana Carone
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107320739
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107320739
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
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.
Plato's Cosmology and It's Ethical Dimensions
Author: Gabriela Roxana Carone
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781139810272
Category : Cosmology, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781139810272
Category : Cosmology, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Plato's Cosmology
Author: Francis MacDonald Cornford
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317830369
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
This is Volume IV of ten on a series of Ancient Philosophy. Originally published in 1937, this text offers Plato's 'Timaeus' translated with a running commentary discussing each problem of interpretation.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317830369
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
This is Volume IV of ten on a series of Ancient Philosophy. Originally published in 1937, this text offers Plato's 'Timaeus' translated with a running commentary discussing each problem of interpretation.
Plato's Cosmology
Author: Plato
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
ISBN: 9780872203860
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
A reprint of the Routledge edition of 1935.
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
ISBN: 9780872203860
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
A reprint of the Routledge edition of 1935.
Platonic cosmology
Author: Richard D. Mohr
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004320644
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004320644
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Plato's Natural Philosophy
Author: Thomas Kjeller Johansen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107320119
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107320119
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
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.
Plato's Cosmology
Author: Plato
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Plato's Cosmology
Author: Plato
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cosmology
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cosmology
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Plutarch’s Cosmological Ethics
Author: Bram Demulder
Publisher: Leuven University Press
ISBN: 9462703299
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
A groundbreaking and wide-ranging presentation of Plutarch’s ethics based on the cosmological foundation of his ethical thought Plutarch of Chaeronea (c. 45-120 CE) is the most prolific and influential moral philosopher in the Platonic tradition. This book is a fundamental reappraisal of Plutarch’s ethical thought. It shows how Plutarch based his ethics on his particular interpretation of Plato’s cosmology: our quest for the good life should start by considering the good cosmos in which we live. The practical consequences of this cosmological foundation permeate various domains of Greco-Roman life: the musician, the organiser of a drinking party, and the politician should all be guided by cosmology. After exploring these domains, this book offers in-depth interpretations of two works which can only be fully understood by paying attention to cosmological aspects: Dialogue on Love and On Tranquillity of Mind.
Publisher: Leuven University Press
ISBN: 9462703299
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
A groundbreaking and wide-ranging presentation of Plutarch’s ethics based on the cosmological foundation of his ethical thought Plutarch of Chaeronea (c. 45-120 CE) is the most prolific and influential moral philosopher in the Platonic tradition. This book is a fundamental reappraisal of Plutarch’s ethical thought. It shows how Plutarch based his ethics on his particular interpretation of Plato’s cosmology: our quest for the good life should start by considering the good cosmos in which we live. The practical consequences of this cosmological foundation permeate various domains of Greco-Roman life: the musician, the organiser of a drinking party, and the politician should all be guided by cosmology. After exploring these domains, this book offers in-depth interpretations of two works which can only be fully understood by paying attention to cosmological aspects: Dialogue on Love and On Tranquillity of Mind.
Timaeus and Critias
Author: Plato
Publisher: 1st World Publishing
ISBN: 1421892944
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Publisher: 1st World Publishing
ISBN: 1421892944
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description