{"product_id":"timaeus-and-critias-9780192807359","title":"Timaeus and Critias","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e'The god wanted everything to be good, marred by as little imperfection as possible.'\u003c\/strong\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\u003cbr\u003eof 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, \u003cbr\u003ewho 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\u003cbr\u003eancient 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\u003cbr\u003eintroductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-399896\"\u003ePlato\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13902318\"\u003eAndrew Gregory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780192807359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0192807358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI002000\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Surveys | Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI015000\"\u003eSpace Science | Cosmology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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, \u003cbr\u003eAndrew 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","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45876867694767,"sku":"9780192807359","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_cf80d90f-963b-4f17-b4b8-756f73e3fbd2.jpg?v=1757700775","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/es\/products\/timaeus-and-critias-9780192807359","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}