Project Gutenberg 2011-03-02 Public domain in the USA. 195 Plato -428 -348 Πλάτων Gratsiatos, Paulos Γρατσιάτος, Παύλος Τίμαιος, Τόμος Α Reading ease score: 98.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by Sophia Canoni (txt file) and Andrew Sly (html file). Book provided by Iason Konstantinides. "Τίμαιος, Τόμος Α" by Plato is a philosophical treatise written in ancient Greece during the 4th century BC. This work explores cosmology, the nature of the universe, and the role of the divine creator. It serves as a critical segment in Plato's philosophical dialogues, notably following his earlier work "Πολιτεία," and delves into deep metaphysical discussions about the creation and order of the cosmos. At the start of the text, the dialogue unfolds amidst the festivities of the Bendideia in Athens, where Socrates and several prominent figures gather to discuss political philosophy and the ideal state. The narrative rampantly intertwines a historical recount of Athens, referencing the legendary Atlantis, while simultaneously engaging in a grand exposition of the origin of the universe. The foundational themes are initiated through a conversation led by Critias, who attempts to substantiate Socrates' ideal state with a historical example, setting the stage for discussions on both the physical and metaphysical aspects of existence as contemplated by Plato. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35453/35453-h/images/cover.jpg el Cosmology -- Early works to 1800 B PA Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Science - General 447095 447116 2024-10-15T05:49:24.000040 2023-09-15T11:13:18.017144 text/html text/html 444610 2011-03-02T09:41:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 205839 2011-03-02T09:41:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 215778 2024-10-15T05:49:29.159011 application/epub+zip 221937 2024-10-15T05:49:24.844057 application/epub+zip 192688 2024-10-15T05:49:24.416007 application/epub+zip 391456 2024-10-15T05:49:31.886968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352796 2024-10-15T05:49:28.717960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318693 2022-09-16T09:03:41.498616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388690 2024-10-15T05:49:22.841995 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 388514 2011-03-02T09:41:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 108572 2011-03-02T09:41:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19547 2024-10-15T05:49:33.151938 application/rdf+xml 22918 2024-10-15T05:49:24.515991 image/jpeg 2957 2024-10-15T05:49:24.465975 image/jpeg 206505 2024-10-15T05:49:24.070041 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia