- Metaphysics, Early works to 1800, Cosmology, Ancient Philosophy
Latin translation and commentary by Calcidius of a metaphysical dialogue of Plato, the Timaeus. For 800 years the only extensive text of Plato known in the Latin West.
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Cool, earnest, contemplative and grave.
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Plato
- First published
- 1937
- Pages
- 280
- Publisher
- The Liberal Arts Press, Routledge & Kegan Paul, Penguin
- Editions
- 163
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, French, gle
- ISBN
- 9781543257298
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“SOCRATES. One, two, three-but where, my dear Timaeus, is the fourth of those guests of yesterday who were to entertain me to-day ?”
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