On Plato’s Timaeus
| Author | : Calcidius |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 795 |
| Release | : 2016-04-11 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674599178 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674599179 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis On Plato’s Timaeus by : Calcidius
Download or read book On Plato’s Timaeus written by Calcidius and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-11 with total page 795 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 4th century CE, Calcidius translated into Latin an important section of Plato’s Timaeus, complemented by commentary and organized into coordinated parts. Its organization subsequently informed the sense of macrocosm and microcosm—of the world and our place in it—which is prevalent in western European thought in the Middle Ages.
