Plato's cosmology : the Timaeus of Plato

Author(s)

• Cornford, Francis Macdonald
• Plato B.C.

Bibliographic Information

Plato's cosmology : the Timaeus of Plato

translated with a running commentary by Francis Macdonald Cornford

（International library of philosophy, . Ancient philosophy ; 4）

Routledge, 2000

Note

Originally published: London : Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1937

ISBN for series "Ancient philosophy": 041522571X

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is Volume IV of ten on a series of Ancient Philosophy. Originally published in 1937, this text offers Plato's 'Timaeus' translated with a running commentary discussing each problem of interpretation.

Table of Contents

• PREFACE
• LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
• INTRODUCTION
• THE TIMAEUS
• INTRODUCTORY CONVERSATION
• THE DISCOURSE OF TIMAEUS
• 27C-29D. PRELUDE. The nature and scope of Physics (I) Being and Becoming (2) The Cause of Becoming (3) Model and copy Physics only a * likely story' I. THE WORKS OF REASON
• II WHAT COMES ABOUT BY NECESSITY
• III THE CO-OPERATION OF REASON AND NECESSITY
• EPILOGUE

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Details

• NCID: BA4967777X
• ISBN:
  • 0415225183
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: grc
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 376 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Cosmology
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA48810659