{"product_id":"timaeus-and-critias-paperback-1","title":"Timaeus and Critias - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePlato\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobin Waterfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eAndrew Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The god wanted everything to be good, marred by as little imperfection as possible.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cem\u003eTimaeus\u003c\/em\u003e, one of Plato's acknowledged masterpieces, is an attempt to construct the universe and explain its contents by means of as few axioms as possible. The result is a brilliant, bizarre, and surreal cosmos - the product of the rational thinking of a creator god and his astral assistants, and of purely mechanistic causes based on the behaviour of the four elements. At times dazzlingly clear, at times intriguingly opaque, this was state-of-the-art science in the middle of the fourth century BC. The world is presented as a battlefield of forces that are unified only by the will of God, who had to do the best he could with recalcitrant building materials. \u003cbr\u003e The unfinished companion piece, \u003cem\u003eCritias\u003c\/em\u003e, is the foundational text for the story of Atlantis. It tells how a model society became corrupt, and how a lost race of Athenians defeated the aggression of the invading Atlanteans. This new edition combines the clearest translation yet of these crucial ancient texts with an illuminating introduction and diagrams. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series: \u003c\/strong\u003eFor over 100 years \u003cstrong\u003eOxford World's Classics \u003c\/strong\u003ehas made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobin Waterfield has translated numerous classics texts for OWC, including Plato's \u003cem\u003eRepublic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSynposium\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGorgias\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePhaedrus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe First Philosophers: The Presocratics and the Sophists\u003c\/em\u003e, Aristotle's \u003cem\u003ePhysics\u003c\/em\u003e, Herodotus' \u003cem\u003eHistories\u003c\/em\u003e, Plutarch and Euripides. In addition to \u003cem\u003ePlato's Philosophy of Science\u003c\/em\u003e, Andrew Gregory is the author of \u003cem\u003eHarvey's Heart\u003c\/em\u003e (Icon, 2000) and \u003cem\u003eEureka! the Birth of Science\u003c\/em\u003e (Icon, 2001). His book \u003cem\u003eAncient Greek Cosmogony\u003c\/em\u003e is published by Duckworth in December 2007.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.5 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684772974655,"sku":"9780192807359","price":16.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/730b704304870c580f483d9188d93084.webp?v=1764968583","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/timaeus-and-critias-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}