Ebook The Timaeus of Plato

To this end it will be necessary to examine Plato's meta physical teaching as propounded in a group of dialogues, whereof the most important metaphysically are the Republic and Fitam'o — with which are in accordance the Pfiam'rur, Symposium, Mmo, and apparently the Cratylus — and next the amended form of their teaching, as it appears in four great dialogues of the later period, Parmenides, Soplrz'rt, Pbilebus, Timaeus especially of course the last. The Sokratic dialogues may be dismissed as not hearing upon our question.