{"product_id":"cosmos-and-perception-in-platos-timaeus-9781032274713","title":"Cosmos and Perception in Platos Timaeus","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume offers a wide-ranging study on perception in the \u003ci\u003eTimaeus\u003c\/i\u003e, not only discussing senses such as touch, taste, and olfaction alongside audition and vision but also engaging with Timaeusâ wider cosmological project. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost studies of perception in the \u003ci\u003eTimaeus \u003c\/i\u003efocus on a few narrow passages on vision and audition. By taking the broader approach of this volume, important lessons about the nature of perception may be gleaned from Timaeusâ cosmogony, psychogony, and anthropogony. While there is an emerging modern consensus that the \u003ci\u003eTimaeus \u003c\/i\u003eshould be read literally, this study argues against a literal interpretation of the spatial and kinetic properties of the soul in favour of a metaphorical understanding. Not only does this yield a rich account of the intentionality of cognition but also sheds light onto the nature of the soul-body union. In addition, this volume argues for the largely overlooked significance of Timaean anatomy, as it contributes to our understanding of the providential scheme of Timaeusâ cosmology more generally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCosmos and Perception in Platoâs Timaeus is of interest to students and scholars of the \u003ci\u003eTimaeus \u003c\/i\u003eand Platoâs thought more broadly, as well as those working on ancient theories of perception and the philosophy of mind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018941170007,"sku":"9781032274713","price":47.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032274713.jpg?v=1750778756","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cosmos-and-perception-in-platos-timaeus-9781032274713","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}