Vassilis Kalfas 563pp. Polis, 1998 ISBN: 960-7478-11-8 ISBN13: 978-960-7478-11-5

No other Platonic dialogue – perhaps no other philosophical text – has attracted more commentary than Timaeus. An emblematic work dealing with the creation of the world and of man, the cosmos and ideas about it, the relation between reality and appearance, Timaeus is the bridge linking ancient Greek thought to Christianity and has engaged philosophers ever since Plato’s first followers.
The extensive introduction by Vassilis Kalfas highlights the strange, even contradictory relationship of the sole Platonic dialogue that deals with the natural world to the Platonic theory of ideas. Comprehensive annotations elucidate the original text and supply useful information about the various scholarly interpretations. A unique guide to a major text.

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