Plato's Timaeus

A new translation in the Focus Philosophical Library series, with notes and introductory material, glossary and appendix. The extensive introduction provides careful insights to the reading of the work, the nature of Platonic dialogue and the cultural background of the Timaeus. Appendices on Music, Astronomy and Mathematics further provide guidance to the central thoughts of the dialogue. The glossary provides cross references and discussion for key words in the dialogue, functioning as springboards into the various concepts and ideas that are central to this and other Platonic dialogues and are useful starting points for any classroom discussion or personal thought.Kalkavage, Peter is the author of 'Plato's Timaeus', published 2001 under ISBN 9781585100071 and ISBN 1585100072.