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Plato's natural philosophy : a study of the Timaeus-Critias /
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 ph...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
©2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 relatio. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vi, 218 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-206) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107321342 1107321344 9780511839610 0511839618 1139809644 9781139809641 1107315956 9781107315952 1107316901 9781107316904 1107317886 9781107317888 1299399185 9781299399181 1107314976 9781107314979 0511518471 9780511518478 |