Author : Gabriela Roxana Carone
Release : 2005-10-31
Genre : Philosophy
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Plato's Cosmology and its Ethical Dimensions - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Plato's Cosmology and its Ethical Dimensions write by Gabriela Roxana Carone. This book was released on 2005-10-31. Plato's Cosmology and its Ethical Dimensions available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Although a great deal has been written on Plato's ethics, his cosmology has not received so much attention in recent times and its importance for his ethical thought has remained underexplored. By offering accounts of Timaeus, Philebus, Politicus and Laws X, the book reveals a strongly symbiotic relation between the cosmic and human sphere. It is argued that in his late period Plato presents a picture of an organic universe, endowed with structure and intrinsic value, which both urges our respect and calls for our responsible intervention. Humans are thus seen as citizens of a university that can provide a context for their flourishing even in the absence of good political institutions. The book sheds light on many intricate metaphysical issues in late Plato and brings out the close connections between his cosmology and the development of his ethics.