Description: Timaeus and Critias by Plato, Robin Waterfield, Andrew Gregory Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description In Timaeus Plato attempts to describe and explain the structure of the universe: the creator god, the elements, the lower gods, the stars, and men. The companion piece, Critias, is the origin of the story of Atlantis, the lost empire defeated by ancient Athenians. This is the clearest translation yet of these crucial ancient texts. Publisher Description The god wanted everything to be good, marred by as little imperfection as possible. Timaeus, one of Platos acknowledged masterpieces, is an attempt to construct the universe and explain its contents by means of as few axioms as possible. The result is a brilliant, bizarre, and surreal cosmos - the product of the rational thinking of a creator god and his astral assistants, and of purely mechanistic causes based onthe behaviour of the four elements. At times dazzlingly clear, at times intriguingly opaque, this was state-of-the-art science in the middle of the fourth century BC. The world is presented as a battlefield of forces thatare unified only by the will of God, who had to do the best he could with recalcitrant building materials. The unfinished companion piece, Critias, is the foundational text for the story of Atlantis. It tells how a model society became corrupt, and how a lost race of Athenians defeated the aggression of the invading Atlanteans. This new edition combines the clearest translation yet of these crucial ancient texts with an illuminating introduction and diagrams.ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment toscholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Author Biography Robin Waterfield has translated numerous classics texts for OWC, including Platos Republic, Synposium, Gorgias, and Phaedrus, The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and the Sophists,, Aristotles Physics, Herodotus Histories, Plutarch and Euripides. In addition to Platos Philosophy of Science, Andrew Gregory is the author of Harveys Heart (Icon, 2000) and Eureka! the Birth ofScience (Icon, 2001). His book Ancient Greek Cosmogony is published by Duckworth in December 2007. Details ISBN 0192807358 ISBN-13 9780192807359 Title Timaeus and Critias Author Plato, Robin Waterfield, Andrew Gregory Format Paperback Year 2008 Pages 240 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:14765366; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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Book Title: Timaeus and Critias
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Topic: History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Cosmology, Ancient & Classical
Publication Year: 2009
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Genre: Philosophy, Science, Literary Collections
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Item Length: 7.7 in
Author: Plato, Andrew Gregory, Robin Waterfield
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Book Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
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