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Broadie brings Plato's ideas to life, proposing new interpretations of major elements of the Timaeus including the separate Demiurge, the cosmic 'beginning', the 'second mixing', the Receptacle and the Atlantis story. For everyone interested in Ancient Greek philosophy, cosmology and mythology.

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"Every stance which the author develops reward its reader. This study is truly a major accomplishment, and it is bound to set the term of the debates about Plato's Timaeus for a long time to come." --Phoenix

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What lies ahead; 1. The separateness of the demiurge; 2. Paradigms and epistemic possibilities; 3. The metaphysics of the paradigm; 4. Immortal intellect under mortal conditions; 5. The Timaeus–Critias Complex; 6. The genesis of the four elements; 7. Divine and natural causation; In conclusion.

Nature and Divinity in Platos Timaeus

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 6/12/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781107686199, 978-1107686199
      ISBN10: 1107686199
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      Ancient history Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Broadie brings Plato's ideas to life, proposing new interpretations of major elements of the Timaeus including the separate Demiurge, the cosmic 'beginning', the 'second mixing', the Receptacle and the Atlantis story. For everyone interested in Ancient Greek philosophy, cosmology and mythology.

      Trade Review
      "Every stance which the author develops reward its reader. This study is truly a major accomplishment, and it is bound to set the term of the debates about Plato's Timaeus for a long time to come." --Phoenix

      Table of Contents
      What lies ahead; 1. The separateness of the demiurge; 2. Paradigms and epistemic possibilities; 3. The metaphysics of the paradigm; 4. Immortal intellect under mortal conditions; 5. The Timaeus–Critias Complex; 6. The genesis of the four elements; 7. Divine and natural causation; In conclusion.

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