Gabriela Roxana Carone

Plato's Cosmology and its Ethical Dimensions

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Produktbeschreibung

Short description/annotation
A systematic presentation of Plato's late cosmology shows connections to his ethics.

Main description
Although a great deal has been written on Plato's ethics, his cosmology has not received so much attention in recent times, and its importance for his ethical thought has remained under-explored. By offering integrated accounts of Timaeus, Philebus, Politicus and Laws X, the book reveals a strongly symbiotic relation between the cosmic and the human sphere. It is argued that in his late period Plato presents a picture of an organic universe, endowed with structure and intrinsic value, which both urges our respect and calls for our responsible intervention. Humans are thus seen as citizens of a universe that can provide a context for their flourishing even in the absence of good political institutions. The book sheds new light on many intricate metaphysical issues in late Plato, and brings out the close connections between his cosmology and the development of his ethics.

Table of contents:
1. Introduction; 2. Demiurgy in the Timaeus; 3. Cosmic God and human reason in the Timaeus; 4. Creating mixtures in the Philebus; 5. Happiness in the universe of the Philebus; 6. Reversing the myth of the Politicus; 7. Cosmic and human drama in the Politicus; 8. Laws X: first causes and the origin of evil; 9. Conclusion.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 334
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 636g
• ISBN-13: 9780521845601
• ISBN-10: 0521845602
• Artikelnr.: 21618826

Autorenporträt

Gabriela Roxana Carone has been affiliated with the University of Buenos Aires, King's College London, the University of Colorado, Boulder, the Princeton University Center for Human Values and the Harvard University Center for Hellenic Studies. She has also been a research fellow for CONICET (Argentina), the British Council (UK) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (USA). She is the author of La Noción de dios en el Timeo de Platón (2010) and of numerous articles on ancient philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Demiurgy in the Timaeus
3. Cosmic God and human reason in the Timaeus
4. Creating mixtures in the Philebus
5. Cosmos and human happiness in Philebus
6. Reversing the myth of the Politicus
7. Cosmic and human drama in the Politicus
8. Good and evil in Laws X
9. Conclusion.

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1. Introduction; 2. Demiurgy in the Timaeus; 3. Cosmic God and human reason in the Timaeus; 4. Creating mixtures in the Philebus; 5. Cosmos and human happiness in Philebus; 6. Reversing the myth of the Politicus; 7. Cosmic and human drama in the Politicus; 8. Good and evil in Laws X; 9. Conclusion.

Rezensionen

Review of the hardback: 'It is a significant contribution indeed to Plato scholarship - both daring and original. It is sure to be seen as an important work and to be much discussed.' C. D. C. Reeve, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill