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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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : Plato's tales of teleology
- What is the Timaeus-Critias about?
- The status of the Atlantis story
- The status of Timaeus' account
- Teleology and craftsmanship
- Necessity and teleology
- Space and motion
- Body, soul, and tripartition
- Perception and cosmology
- Dialogue and dialectic.