Plato's Timaeus : proceedings of the tenth Symposium Platonicum Pragense /

"Plato's 'Timaeus' brings together a number of studies from both leading Plato specialists and up-and-coming researchers from across Europe. The contributions cover a wide variety of topics, ranging from the literary form of the work to the ontology of sense perception and the st...

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Corporate Authors: Symposium Platonicum Pragense Prague, Czech Republic, JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Jorgenson, Chad (Editor), Karfík, Filip (Editor), Špinka, Štěpán (Editor)
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2021.
Series:Brill's Plato studies series. volume 5.
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Summary:"Plato's 'Timaeus' brings together a number of studies from both leading Plato specialists and up-and-coming researchers from across Europe. The contributions cover a wide variety of topics, ranging from the literary form of the work to the ontology of sense perception and the status of medicine in Timaeus' account. Although informed by a commitment to methodological diversity, the collection as a whole forms an organic unity, opening fresh perspectives on widely read passages, while shedding new light on less frequently discussed topics. The volume thus provides a valuable resource for students and researchers at all levels, whether their interest bears on the Timaeus as a whole or on a particular passage"--
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9789004437081
9004437088
ISSN:2452-2945 ;