Author: PlatoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
Republic. Timaeus. Critias
Author: PlatoTimaeus and Critias
Author: PlatoPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141920491
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
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.
The Dialogues of Plato
Author: PlatoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
At head of title: New national edition. I. The Republic, introduction and analysis.--II. The Republic.--III. The trial and death of Socrates.--IV. Charmides and other dialogues, Selections from the Laws.
The Dialogues of Plato: Republic. Timaeus. Critias
Author: PlatoRepublic. Timaeus. Critias
Author: PlatoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
The Timaeus and The Critias
Author: PlatoPublisher: Iap - Information Age Pub. Incorporated
ISBN: 9781609425173
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Among all the writings of Plato the Timaeus is the most obscure to the modern reader, and has nevertheless had the greatest influence over the ancient and mediaeval world. The Critias is a fragment and it was designed to be the second part of a trilogy. Timaeus had brought down the origin of the world to the creation of man, and the dawn of history was now to succeed the philosophy of nature. It tells us about Atlantis and Critias returns to this story, professing only to repeat what Solon was told by the priests. The war of which he was about to speak had occurred 9000 years ago. One of the combatants was the city of Athens, the other was the great island of Atlantis.
The Republic ; Timaeus ; Critias
Author: PlatoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Πλάτωνος Τίμαιος
Author: ΠλάτωνPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greek literature
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
The Timaeus of Plato by Richard Dacre Archer-Hind, first published in 1888, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Plato's Natural Philosophy
Author: Thomas Kjeller JohansenPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107320119
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages :
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.
Author: Plato