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Record Nr.

UNINA9910742486703321

Titolo

Plato on Time and the World / / edited by Viktor Ilievski, Daniel Vázquez, Silvia De Bianchi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023

ISBN

9783031281983

3031281985

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 pages)

Disciplina

115

184

Soggetti

Philosophy, Ancient

Ontology

Ancient Philosophy / Classical Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

1. The Instant (ἐξαίφνης) in Plato’s Parmenides 155e3-157b4, Luc Brisson -- 2. Extratemporal Conditions for Temporal Processes: The Pre-cosmic State in Plato’s Timaeus and Parmenides, Angela Ulacco -- 3. The Ontology, Structure and Function of Time in Plato’s Timaeus, Daniel Vázquez -- 4. The Perfect World: On the Relation Between the World and the Paradigm in Plato’s Timaeus, Federico Maria Petrucci -- 5. Power of Becoming, Carolina Araújo -- 6. Eikōs Logos and the World as a Work of Art, Bruno Conte -- 7. What is the Matter with Necessity and Space? – A Timaean Puzzle, Viktor Ilievski -- 8. Why particular things “play both sides” (Resp. 479b10)? Uniform and multiform entities in Plato’s Two Worlds Theory, Filippo Forcignanò.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on two central topics that could help us answer how Plato conceives of the physical world and its relationship to Forms. The first one is the Platonic concept of time. What is it, how is it defined, what is it not, and how does it help us describe the changing realities surrounding us? The second one is Plato’s understanding of the perceptible world. How is it related to Forms, and how exactly does it work? These are central, wide-ranging, and highly contested questions



garnering attention in recent Platonic scholarship. This book brings together an international team that aims to offer bold, innovative, and thought-provoking answers to these questions. The nine contributions in this book represent a diverse range of starting points, methodologies, and interpretative traditions whose collective aim is to challenge assumptions about Plato’s philosophy and help the reader rethink and revisit the Platonic corpus with fresh eyes.