History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps HoP 030 - A Likely Story - Plato's Timaeus
61 snips
Apr 25, 2011 AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
The Only Plato
- Imagine a medieval monk in a well-stocked library finding only the Timaeus.
- This was the sole Platonic work available in Latin in the 11th century.
Plato's Craftsman God
- Plato's God, the Demiurge, acts as a craftsman, using pre-existing forms and a receptacle.
- This differs from Abrahamic religions where God creates ex nihilo.
Cosmic City
- The Timaeus expands the Republic's city-soul analogy to a cosmic scale.
- It explores ideal order in the universe, not just within a single city.