The Timaeus & Critias of Plato (paper)
Plato's explanation is in terms not just of physical laws, but also metaphysical and religious principles. He provides a description of the world, based on the four elements, and in particular of the physical and psychological constitution of its human inhabitants. The curious preamble to Timaeus...
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Plato's explanation is in terms not just of physical laws, but also metaphysical and religious principles. He provides a description of the world, based on the four elements, and in particular of the physical and psychological constitution of its human inhabitants. The curious preamble to Timaeus contains the first reference in literature to Atlantis.
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Format: paper
ISBN:
9780766141629 (0766141624)
Publish date: March 1st 2003
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Pages no: 220
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Literature,
Cultural,
Science,
Religion,
Philosophy,
Greece,
Ancient,
Mythology
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 by Plato, Thomas Taylor (neoplatonist), now listed on BookLikes)