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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828018503321

Autore

Sallis John

Titolo

Chorology [[electronic resource] ] : on beginning in Plato's timaeus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, IN, : Indiana University Press, 1999

ISBN

1-282-06586-6

0-253-10837-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 p.)

Collana

Studies in Continental thought Chorology

Disciplina

113

Soggetti

Chaora (The Greek word)

Plato

Chōra (The Greek word)

Beginning

Philosophy & Religion

Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1 Remembrance of the City; 2 Production of the Cosmos; 3 The Χωρ́α; 4 Traces of the Χωρ́α; 5 Reinscriptions; English Index; Greek Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

""This excellent work... deserves the serious consideration of all who are                interested in contemporary philosophy as well as those who concern themselves with                ancient philosophy, especially Plato."" -- Review of MetaphysicsIn                Chorology, John Sallis takes up one of the most enigmatic discoursesin the                history of philosophy. Plato's discourse on the chora -- the chorology -- forms the                pivotal moment in the Timaeus. The implications of the chorology are momentous and                communicate with many of the