The Theory of Motion in Plato's Later Dialogues

by Joseph Bright Skemp

Overview

Originally published in 1942, this book examines Plato's later dialogues, particularly Timaeus, in terms of their dependence on pre-Socratic philosophy and other aspects of ancient thought and life. Skemp assesses Plato's views on reality and how it could be more than his idealized Forms. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the Socratic and Platonic philosophies and the circumstances of their development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781107699182
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	08/01/2013
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	140
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.40(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Introduction; 1. Plato's later philosophy of motion; 2. Ionian elements in the Timaeus; 3. Antecedents of the кίυησις-doctrine of the Timaeus in Alcmaeon, the Pythagoreans and the medical writers; 4. Antecedents of the кίυησις-doctrine of the Timaeus in the system of Empedocles; 5. The general interpretation of the Timaeus; 6. υоũς and άνάукη as αίтίαι Кίυήσεως in the Timaeus; 7. The ten kinds of motion; 8. The ultimate άρχή Кίυήσεωςin Plato; Bibliography; Index of passages.