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First published in Plato: Complete Works , Donald J. Zeyl's masterful translation of Timaeus is presented along with his 75 page introductory essay, which discusses points of contemporary interest in the Timaeus , deals at length with long-standing and current issues of interpretation,... Read Full Overview

Timaeus by Plato and translated with an introduction by Benjamin Jowett. Of all the writings of Plato the Timaeus is the most obscure and repulsive to the modern reader, and has nevertheless had the greatest influence over the ancient and mediaeval world. The obscurity arises... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Timeo

The Classic Greek Philosopher Plato is one of the most important and recognized western philosophers to exert influence in both historic and modern foundations of politics, ethics, metaphysics and epistemology. His work lay the foundation of western philosophy and science. We... Read Full Overview

El Timeo es un di?logo escrito por Plat?n en torno al a?o 360 a. C. Precede al Critias o La Atl?ntida, y es considerado por muchos como el m?s influyente en toda la filosof?a y ciencia posteriores. Su contenido profundiza esencialmente en tres problemas:el cosmog?nico, sobre... Read Full Overview

"Tim?e" de Platon. Platon, philosophe grec, ?l?ve de Socrate (427- 347 av JC).

In 427 B.C., the Ancient Greek city-state of Athens was flourishing. Approximately 80 years earlier, the Athenians had formed the first self-representative democracy in history, the Peloponnesian War against Sparta had only just started, and Socrates was only beginning to lay... Read Full Overview

Plato's Timaeus, written around 360 BCE, is one of the philosopher's most influential works, blending metaphysics, cosmology, and natural philosophy into a dialogue that has shaped Western thought for centuries. The dialogue explores the nature of the universe, the creation of... Read Full Overview

Composed in the fourth century BCE, Timaeus presents Plato's cosmological dialogue on the origin, structure, and rational order of the universe.

Set within a philosophical conversation among Socrates, Timaeus, Critias, and Hermocrates, the dialogue offers... Read Full Overview

Plato's Cosmology: The Timaeus of Plato is a book that presents a translation of the Timaeus dialogue by Plato, along with a detailed commentary by Francis MacDonald Cornford. The Timaeus is one of Plato's most famous and influential works, and it deals with the creation of the... Read Full Overview

2014 Reprint of 1937 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. A.E. Taylor describes Cornford's book as "excellent piece of work, which will be found indispensable by serious students of Plato... Of course the great interest... Read Full Overview

Of all the writings of Plato the Timaeus is the most obscure and repulsive to the modern reader, and has nevertheless had the greatest influence over the ancient and mediaeval world. The obscurity arises in the infancy of physical science, out of the confusion of theological,... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview