The Four Elements in Plato's Timaeus

The Four Elements in Plato's Timaeus - Studies in the History of Philosophy

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Publisher's Synopsis

This work explores a puzzling aspect of Plato's treatment, in "Timaeus", of the geometry of the four elements. The four elements conceived in the Timaean manner consist of atoms of the same shape as four of the five regular solids.

Book information

ISBN: 9780773477711
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Imprint: Edwin Mellen Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 113
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 94
Weight: 362g
Height: 230mm
Width: 158mm
Spine width: 12mm