The Timaeus and The Critias

by Plato, Benjamin Jowett (Translator), Christian Schulen (Editor)

Overview

Among all the writings of Plato the Timaeus is the most obscure to the modern reader, and had the greatest influence over the ancient and mediaeval world. The Critias is a fragment. Timaeus had brought down the origin of the world to the creation of man. It tells us about Atlantis and Critias returns to this story.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609425166
Publisher:	Iap - Information Age Pub. Inc.
Publication date:	05/25/2019
Pages:	100
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.21(d)

About the Author

Plato, one of the most famous philosophers in the world, lived during the Classical Period in Ancient Greece. A student of Socrates and a teacher to Aristotle, he was the founder of The Academy, the first school of higher learning in Europe. Plato is the most prominent figure in the history of Ancient Greek philosophy and the originator of the Platonist school of thought. Using dramatic elements like dialogue and humor, his form of writing was considered innovative in his time. Plato's best–known work, The Republic, is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy. His other extensively read works include The Symposium, Apology, Crito, Phaedo, and The Laws.