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Timaeus and critias is an ancient-fiction dialogue by plato. It is in this book that we have the first mention of that mythical island. Lee writes an appendix on atlantis, pointingout its mythical qualities. This edition wouldbe a good choice for read...  Read More

Desmond lee, translator of plato's timaeus and critias, claims his goal is an accurate representation of plato'sthought.

After the planets (spherical, thus perfect) is plato's cosmogony. Richard dawkins, steven pinker and neil degrasse-tyson are among the cultural descendants of plato who are still trying to understand his ideas. The most important part of timaeus is it...  Read More

Plato's timaeus is an attempt to dissect the universe, the soul, and the human body. The godsmade humans with both immortal (intellectual soul) and mortal (body) parts. It may be that plato's work here may actually advance our understanding of indo-eu...  Read More



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Plato (socrates) offers in it by no means a theoretical exposition of the (physical) cosmos. Who, however, accepts the socrates code should be able to learn that the interpretation based on the loans words is wrong.

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Each of these soulparts has a motion copied from the cosmos which must be exercised forproper mental health and balanced with t...  Read More


Timaeus picks up in many ways where republic left off not quite right but close with socrates recapping the basic ideas of an ideal society


The dialogue begins with the participants finding no more enjoyable way to spend the evening than speculating on the origins an...  Read More

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  • This product had a total of 259 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 17 2022.

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    Lee provides a good introduction sectionsummaries and helpful diagrams of platos ideas but few footnotesand no index


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    Lee writes an appendix on atlantis pointingout its mythical qualities clarifying platos descriptions with mapsand outlining the case for its historical origins


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    Platos depiction of the world as image resemblesreligious doctrines such as the hindu concept of maya


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    Unlike religous doctrines however thatascribe natural phenomena such as diseases or psychological disturbancesto the will of gods plato sets out to explain the processes underlyingthese disturbances implying the possibility of establishing relationsbetween the ideal and its image through a rational investigation and ofmanipulating these relations which might be called platonic science


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    First the creator god made the heavens and the gods thatinhabit it then set the conditions for making the inhabitants of earthbut left to other gods actual implementation of these creatures


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    Human inability to control such motions is the original cause ofirrationality and conflict


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    Observed motions of stars do actually resultfrom different motions

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