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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Johansen, T. K.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
Plato. > Timaeus.
Plato. > Critias.
Platon. > Timée > Critique textuelle.
Plato.
Critias (Plato)
Timaeus (Plato)
Timaeus.
Cosmology.
Teleology.
Cosmologie.
Finalité.
cosmology.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Ancient & Classical.
Teleologie
Kosmologie
Dialogen.
Kosmologie.
Teleologie.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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