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Author : Welliver
Release : 2016-08-01
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Synopsis Character, plot and thought in Plato's Timaeus and Critias by : Welliver
Download or read book Character, plot and thought in Plato's Timaeus and Critias written by Welliver. This book was released on 2016-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Plato
Release : 2008-08-28
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Rating : 491/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Timaeus and Critias by : Plato
Download or read book Timaeus and Critias written by Plato. This book was released on 2008-08-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Plato
Release : 2019-11-20
Genre : Fiction
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Book Synopsis Critias by : Plato
Download or read book Critias written by Plato. This book was released on 2019-11-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Critias" by Plato (translated by Benjamin Jowett). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Author : Plato
Release : 1929
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Book Synopsis Timaeus and Critias by : Plato
Download or read book Timaeus and Critias written by Plato. This book was released on 1929. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas Kjeller Johansen
Release : 2004-07-01
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Synopsis Plato's Natural Philosophy by : Thomas Kjeller Johansen
Download or read book Plato's Natural Philosophy written by Thomas Kjeller Johansen. This book was released on 2004-07-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
