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Plato’s Timaeus was his only cosmological dialogue and for almost thirteen hundred years it provided the basis in the West for educated people’s general view of the natural world. The author provides a translation of this important work, together with the Critias – the source of the legendary tale of Atlantis. He has taken particular care to provide an accurate rendering of Plato’s words and to avoid putting his own or any other interpretation on the works.
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Plato’s Timaeus was his only cosmological dialogue and for almost thirteen hundred years it provided the basis in the West for educated people’s general view of the natural world. The author provides a translation of this important work, together with the Critias – the source of the legendary tale of Atlantis. He has taken particular care to provide an accurate rendering of Plato’s words and to avoid putting his own or any other interpretation on the works.
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What is Plato: Timaeus and Critias (RLE: Plato) about?
Plato’s Timaeus was his only cosmological dialogue and for almost thirteen hundred years it provided the basis in the West for educated people’s general view of the natural world. The author provides a translation of this important work, together with the Critias – the source of the legendary tale of Atlantis. He has taken particular care to provide an accurate rendering of Plato’s words and to avoid putting his own or any other interpretation on the works.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Plato: Timaeus and Critias (RLE: Plato)?
Philosophy and Religion > Philosophy > Philosophical traditions and schools of thought > Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy
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Is Plato: Timaeus and Critias (RLE: Plato) part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Routledge Library Editions: Plato
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Plato: Timaeus and Critias (RLE: Plato)?
A E Taylor
Who is the Publisher of the book Plato: Timaeus and Critias (RLE: Plato)?
Taylor and Francis
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Plato: Timaeus and Critias (RLE: Plato) is available as ebook(ISBN 9781136234699) and pdf(ISBN 9781136234705)