The Resource Plato's natural philosophy : a study of the Timaeus-Critias, Thomas Kjeller Johansen
Plato's natural philosophy : a study of the Timaeus-Critias, Thomas Kjeller Johansen
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (vi, 218 pages)
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9780511839610
- Label
- Plato's natural philosophy : a study of the Timaeus-Critias
- Title
- Plato's natural philosophy
- Title remainder
- a study of the Timaeus-Critias
- Statement of responsibility
- Thomas Kjeller Johansen
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Johansen, T. K
- Dewey number
- 184
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- B387
- LC item number
- .J64 2004eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Plato
- Plato
- Cosmology
- Teleology
- Plato
- Plato
- PHILOSOPHY
- Cosmology
- Teleology
- Dialogen
- Timaeus (Plato)
- Kosmologie
- Teleologie
- Teleologie
- Kosmologie
- Label
- Plato's natural philosophy : a study of the Timaeus-Critias, Thomas Kjeller Johansen
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-206) and index
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- online resource
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- 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
- Control code
- 829706603
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (vi, 218 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780511839610
- Level of compression
- unknown
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- c
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- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)829706603
- Label
- Plato's natural philosophy : a study of the Timaeus-Critias, Thomas Kjeller Johansen
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-206) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- 829706603
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (vi, 218 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780511839610
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)829706603
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