Timaeus and Critias
Author: Plato
ISBN: 9780140455045
Publisher: Penguin
Year First Published: 2008
Pages: 176
Dimensions: 197mm x 128mm x 10mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Timaeus and Critias has a central place in Western thought and is best known to many for the story of Atlantis
Timaeus and Critias is a Socratic dialogue in two parts. A response to an account of an ideal state told by Socrates, it begins with Timaeus's theoretical exposition of the cosmos and his story describing the creation of the universe, from its very beginning to the coming of man. Timaeus introduces the idea of a creator God and speculates on the structure and composition of the physical world. Critias, the second part of Plato's dialogue, comprises an account of the rise and fall of Atlantis, an ancient, mighty and prosperous empire ruled by the descendents of Poseidon, which ultimately sank into the sea.
ISBN: 9780140455045
Publisher: Penguin
Year First Published: 2008
Pages: 176
Dimensions: 197mm x 128mm x 10mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Timaeus and Critias has a central place in Western thought and is best known to many for the story of Atlantis
Timaeus and Critias is a Socratic dialogue in two parts. A response to an account of an ideal state told by Socrates, it begins with Timaeus's theoretical exposition of the cosmos and his story describing the creation of the universe, from its very beginning to the coming of man. Timaeus introduces the idea of a creator God and speculates on the structure and composition of the physical world. Critias, the second part of Plato's dialogue, comprises an account of the rise and fall of Atlantis, an ancient, mighty and prosperous empire ruled by the descendents of Poseidon, which ultimately sank into the sea.
