| #899279 in Books | Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co. | 2001-01-01 | Original language:Ancient Greek | PDF # 1 | 8.50 x.46 x5.50l,.51 | File type: PDF | 176 pages | ||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Appendices alone are worth the money|By careful reader|In addition to a serviceable translation of Plato's Timaeus, this edition also contains a series of appendices concerning the musical, astronomical, and geometrical background to the dialogue. Much of the cosmology in the dialogue deals with perplexing numerical ratios and descriptions of geometrical solids constructed from
This is an English translation of Plato's dialogue concerning speculation on the nature of the physical world and human beings. An extensive introduction provides careful insights to the reading of the work, the nature of Platonic dialogue and the cultural background of the Timaeus. Appendices on music, astronomy and geometry further provide guidance to the central thoughts of the dialogue. The glossary provides cross references and discussion for key words in th...
You easily download any file type for your device.Plato: Timaeus (Focus Philosophical Library) | Plato. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.
