{"product_id":"platos-timaeus-as-cultural-icon-gretchen-reydams-schils-9780268038724","title":"Plato's Timaeus as Cultural Icon","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, Plato's \u003cem\u003eTimaeus\u003c\/em\u003e has recaptured the interest of scholars, sparking an exploration of the astonishing influence this work has had on a wide range of intellectual traditions. \u003cem\u003ePlato's Timaeus as Cultural Icon\u003c\/em\u003e brings together a group of leading experts from Canada, the United States, and Europe to examine the reception of Plato's \u003cem\u003eTimaeus\u003c\/em\u003e throughout history, as well as its impact on major intellectual and cultural traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGretchen J. Reydams-Schils's enlightening introduction tackles the issue of why the \u003cem\u003eTimaeus\u003c\/em\u003e has enjoyed such tremendous cultural status and sets the stage for the many topics covered in this volume, which include an assessment of the \u003cem\u003eTimaeus\u003c\/em\u003e's influence on Plato's successors, an examination of how it became connected to traditions of sacred texts, an analysis of the \"mind-body problem,\" the tradition of music and its relation to philosophy, the cultural impact of Calcidius's Latin translation of the work, and the interaction between the \u003cem\u003eTimaeus\u003c\/em\u003e and Islamic philosophy. As a collaborative effort of expert philosophers, classicists, and historians, this remarkable book serves as a wonderful starting point and research tool for anyone with an interest in Plato's \u003cem\u003eTimaeus\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gretchen Reydams-Schils\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0268038724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780268038724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Notre Dame Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.44h x 6.00w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2002 pg. 94","brand":"Gretchen Reydams-Schils","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47473779572991,"sku":"9780268038724","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7cbbc60d-847c-4ad8-9450-56046d3acb84.jpg?v=1762312892","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/platos-timaeus-as-cultural-icon-gretchen-reydams-schils-9780268038724","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}