Time and Cosmology in Plato and the Platonic Tradition /

Time and Cosmology in Plato and the Platonic Tradition /

The way Plato discusses time and its relation to the cosmos has puzzled and divided his readers from the very beginning. This originated rich and diverse readings that shaped and contributed to the cosmological discussion of the Hellenistic and Late Antiquity periods. Modern scholars too, have offer...

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Other Authors: Vázquez, Daniel (Editor), Ross, Alberto (Editor)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden; Boston : Brill, 2022.

Series: Brill's Plato Studies Series ; 9.

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Philosophy and religion.
Philosophy, Medieval.
Philosophy.

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Call Number: B659.D472

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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Time and the Cosmos in Plato and the Platonic Tradition
  • Daniel Vázquez
  • 1 Continuity and Community in the Myth of the Statesman
  • Jenny Bryan
  • 2 The Demiurge and His Place in Plato's Metaphysics and Cosmology
  • Viktor Ilievski
  • 3 Goodbye to the Demiurge? Timaeus' Discourse as a Thought Experiment
  • Luca Pitteloud
  • 4 Before the Creation of Time in Plato's Timaeus
  • Daniel Vázquez
  • 5 Time and Light in Plato's Timaeus
  • Carolina Araújo
  • 6 Eternity, Instantaneity, and Temporality Tackling the Problem of Time in Plato's Cosmology
  • Silvia De Bianchi
  • 7 Is the Prime Mover a Soul? A Critique of a Platonic Thesis in Physics viii
  • Alberto Ross
  • 8 Stoic Cosmic Intelligence and Its Platonic Background
  • Ricardo Salles
  • Index Nominum
  • Index Locorum.