Aristotle’s Criticism of Plato’s ‘Timaeus’
Autor George S. Claghornen Limba Engleză Paperback – 1954
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9789401181907
ISBN-10: 940118190X
Pagini: 164
Ilustrații: 147 p.
Dimensiuni: 156 x 244 x 9 mm
Ediția:1954
Editura: SPRINGER NETHERLANDS
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN-10: 940118190X
Pagini: 164
Ilustrații: 147 p.
Dimensiuni: 156 x 244 x 9 mm
Ediția:1954
Editura: SPRINGER NETHERLANDS
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:Dordrecht, Netherlands
Public țintă
ResearchCuprins
I. Introduction.- The Problem.- The Importance of the Timaeus.- Modern scholarship and the relation of Aristotle to Plato.- Chronology to be used.- Sources and method of examining them.- II. Aristotle’s Criticism of the Receptacle.- Plato’s ‘Receptacle’; Aristotle’s ‘matter’.- Identification of the two by means of the gold analogy.- Other similarities between the two.- Both are Non-being.- Both are unintelligible.- Both are full of potencies.- Both are infinite.- Both are Great and Small.- Both are extended.- Not empty space (the void).- Space as contained and container.- Summary of the chapter.- III. Aristotle’s Criticism of the Simple Bodies.- History of the term ‘Element’.- Plato’s view of the simple bodies.- The four earthly bodies.- Construction of plane-figures.- Meaning of plane-figures.- Aristotle’s view of the elements.- Plato and Aristotle on the meaning and value of mathematical analysis.- Aristotle’s criticisms of planes and plane-figures..- Summary of the chapter.- IV. Aristotle’s Criticism of Qualities.- Definition of ‘quality’.- Plato’s treatment of qualities.- Aristotle’s treatment of qualities.- General criticisms of Plato’s views.- The problem of weight.- Aristotle’s doctrine (natural places, absolute directions, weight).- Plato’s doctrine (natural places, relative directions, weight).- Aristotle’s criticisms of weight.- Summary of the chapter.- V. Aristotle’s Criticism of Motion.- Motions and their causes (Plato).- Motions and their causes (Aristotle).- The motion of the earth in the Timaeus.- ?????????? and its support.- ????????? and its support.- The position of the earth, a related question..- Possible interpretations.- The earth at rest.- The earth in motion (kinds).- Summary of thechapter.- VI. Aristotle’s Criticism of Time.- ‘Time’ in the Timaeus.- ‘Time’ in Aristotle.- Aristotle’s criticisms.- Similarities between the two views.- The problem of whether Time began.- Summary of the chapter.- VII. Aristotle’s Criticism of Soul.- The intermediate character of myth.- Mythical nature of the Timaeus.- Value of myth.- The problem of soul.- Plato’s general view of soul.- Living Creature and World-soul.- Human soul.- Aristotle’s general view of soul.- Aristotle’s criticisms of soul.- World-soul and the Unmoved Mover.- World-soul and God.- God as Demiurge.- God as Cause.- VIII. Aristotle’s Criticism of ‘Nature’.- ’Nature’ to the Pre-Socratics.- ’Nature’ to Plato.- ’Nature’ to Aristotle.- Teleology in Plato’s doctrine.- In Aristotle’s.- Plato, Aristotle, and their predecessors.- Plato and Aristotle compared on doctrines.- Conclusion.- Index of Passages in Aristotle and Plato.- General Index.