The Timaeus-Critias is concerned with cosmology and Plato's claim that its central task is to articulate the way in which the cosmos manifests the values of goodness and beauty. This book examines this important dialogue in its entirety using current methods of Platonic scholarship. Arguing that Aristotle's physics is far closer to the Timaeus than usually realized, the study's other prominent findings reinforce the dialogue's essentially moral message, and clarify its literary character.
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-Lloyd P. Gerson, University of Toronto
"The authors detailed analyses of the role of necessary conditions, matter, and space in explanations of the nature of sensible particulars, of the soul as structure and embodied existence, and of the casual role of perception in securing empirical knowledge are convincing. Highly recommended."
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"[T]his monograph as a whole is plainly a major contribution to the study of the Timaeus, and will undoubtedly enhance the appreciation of that unduly neglected work."
-John Dillon, School of Classics, Trinity College, Ireland, Ancient Philosophy
-Lloyd P. Gerson, University of Toronto
"The authors detailed analyses of the role of necessary conditions, matter, and space in explanations of the nature of sensible particulars, of the soul as structure and embodied existence, and of the casual role of perception in securing empirical knowledge are convincing. Highly recommended."
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"[T]his monograph as a whole is plainly a major contribution to the study of the Timaeus, and will undoubtedly enhance the appreciation of that unduly neglected work."
-John Dillon, School of Classics, Trinity College, Ireland, Ancient Philosophy
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The Timaeus-Critias deals with cosmology and with Plato's claim that its central task is to articulate the way in which the cosmos manifests the values of goodness and beauty. Its study is therefore recommended if we are to lead better lives. This book examines this important dialogue in its entirety for the first time using the current methods of Platonic scholarship. It argues that Aristotle's physics is far closer to the Timaeus than usually realised. Other prominent findings reinforce the dialogue's essentially moral message, and elucidate its literary character.
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- The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides on 4 pages
- Laughter in the Dark by Vladimir Nabokov on page 27, and Back Matter
- Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion: The Posthumous Essays of the Immortality of the Soul and of Suicide by David Hume on page 78, and Back Matter
- Timaeus and Critias (Penguin Classics) by Plato on page 177, and page 178
- Lyrical Ballads (First Editions) by William Wordsworth in Back Matter
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