Plato's Timaeus Proceedings of the Tenth Symposium Platonicum Pragense

• Other Authors: Jorgenson, Chad (Editor), Karfík, Filip (Editor), Špinka, Štěpán (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Brill 2020
• Series: Brill's Plato Studies Series 5
• Subjects: Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Plato's 'Timaeus' brings together a number of studies from both leading Plato specialists and up-and-coming researchers from across Europe. The contributions cover a wide variety of topics, ranging from the literary form of the work to the ontology of sense perception and the status of medicine in Timaeus' account. Although informed by a commitment to methodological diversity, the collection as a whole forms an organic unity, opening fresh perspectives on widely read passages, while shedding new light on less frequently discussed topics. The volume thus provides a valuable resource for students and researchers at all levels, whether their interest bears on the Timaeus as a whole or on a particular passage. Readership: All interested in Plato, also in ancient philosophy and science in general. Academic libraries, specialists, post-graduate students.