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Book SynopsisBroadie 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 ContentsWhat 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.
