{"product_id":"platos-timaeus-as-cultural-icon-9780268038717","title":"Plato's Timaeus as Cultural Icon","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gretchen Reydams-Schils\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Notre Dame Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History \u0026amp; Surveys - Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, Plato's \u003cem\u003eTimaeus\u003c\/em\u003e has recaptured the interest of scholars, sparking an exploration of the astonishing influence this work has had on a wide range of intellectual traditions. \u003cem\u003ePlato's Timaeus as Cultural Icon\u003c\/em\u003e brings together a group of leading experts from Canada, the United States, and Europe to examine the reception of Plato's \u003cem\u003eTimaeus\u003c\/em\u003e throughout history, as well as its impact on major intellectual and cultural traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGretchen J. Reydams-Schils's enlightening introduction tackles the issue of why the \u003cem\u003eTimaeus\u003c\/em\u003e has enjoyed such tremendous cultural status and sets the stage for the many topics covered in this volume, which include an assessment of the \u003cem\u003eTimaeus\u003c\/em\u003e's influence on Plato's successors, an examination of how it became connected to traditions of sacred texts, an analysis of the \"mind-body problem,\" the tradition of music and its relation to philosophy, the cultural impact of Calcidius's Latin translation of the work, and the interaction between the \u003cem\u003eTimaeus\u003c\/em\u003e and Islamic philosophy. As a collaborative effort of expert philosophers, classicists, and historians, this remarkable book serves as a wonderful starting point and research tool for anyone with an interest in Plato's \u003cem\u003eTimaeus\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Notre Dame Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47614148214935,"sku":"9780268038717","price":7204.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780268038717.webp?v=1775091411","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/platos-timaeus-as-cultural-icon-9780268038717","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}