Plato's natural philosophy : a study of the Timaeus-Critias
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- Plato's natural philosophy : a study of the Timaeus-Critias
- 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
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- Dewey number
- 184
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- B387
- LC item number
- .J64 2004eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
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- bibliography
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