Plato's Natural Philosophy: A Study of the Timaeus-Critias (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521790673)

The Timaeus-Critias is concerned with cosmology and Plato's claim that its central task is to articulate the way in which the cosmos manifests the values of goodness and beauty. This book examines this important dialogue in its entirety using current methods of Platonic scholarship. Arguing that Aristotle's physics is far closer to the Timaeus than usually realized, the study's other prominent findings reinforce the dialogue's essentially moral message, and clarify its literary character.

Author: Thomas Kjeller Johansen
ISBN-10: 0521790670
ISBN-13: 9780521790673
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2004
Pages: 228
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.12h x 6.34w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2005 pg. 1602