Timaeus

Name: Timaeus
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Plato
ISBN: 9781787369221

Author: Plato

Narrator: George Easton

Unabridged: 6 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Interactive Media

Published: 02/15/2024

Categories: Nonfiction, Philosophy

Synopsis

Timaeus, a philosophical dialogue by Plato, delves into the nature of the physical world and its divine origins. It presents a cosmological narrative, discussing the creation of the universe, the role of the demiurge, and the essence of the soul. Timaeus offers profound insights into metaphysics and the interconnectedness of the material and divine realms. Read in English, unabridged.

About Plato

Plato (427-347 B.C.) was a classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, writer, and student of Socrates. Most of his works, which form some of the core foundations of Western philosophy, are written in the form of dialogues, in which Socrates often figures prominently. His best-known writings include the Republic, the Apology, the Symposium, Crito, and Statesman. Plato's work addresses such diverse themes as the nature of love, human knowledge and understanding, and the ideal form of government.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Orhan

The book opens with a brief dialog between Socrates, Timaeus, Hermocrates, and Critias, which swiftly retrogrades into a long monologue by Timaeus himself, during which time Socrates sits quietly and listens. Timaeus, from Locri, Italy, is a fictional character and his monologue is in fact Plato's le......more

Goodreads review by فؤاد

رسالهٔ تيمائوس، خلاصه‌ايست از جهان‌بينى افلاطون، كه حاوى بخش ابتدايى اسطوره‌اى، بخش كوچكى در فلسفه و بخش بزرگى در طبيعيات است. بخش فلسفى مخصوصاً به دليل طرح مباحثى كه بعداً توسط ارسطو تكميل شد و به صورت نظريهٔ معروف صورت و ماده درآمد اهميت دارد. بخش اسطوره‌ای بعدها توسط نوافلاطونی‌ها، گنوسی‌ها و مان......more

Goodreads review by Erik

The sources for the myth of Atlantis are two: Plato's dialogs Timaeus and Critias, primarily the latter. That's it. The rest is much more modern invention. Cornford's Plato books are usually detailed and excellent, albeit perhaps too detailed and technical for some readers. In this edition he did the......more

Goodreads review by David

Socrates and Science 15 December 2018 – Perth This book is famous for all the wrong reasons, and it basically has something to do with a city that for some reason Jason Moma seems to have a very strong connection to. Yet, while this is generally known as the Atlantis dialogue, in reality it isn’t, th......more