Article ID: CBB001250015

Pre-Cosmic Necessity in Plato's Timaeus (2011)

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One aim of this paper is to bring to the surface the problems with the traditional, non-literal interpretation of the pre-cosmos in the Timaeus. Contrary to this traditional interpretation, I show that Necessity is an ateleological cause capable of bringing about the events in the pre-cosmos, and that Intelligence is a teleological cause that produces effects only for the sake of maximizing the good. I conclude that there are no grounds for supposing that Intelligence is a causal force operating in the pre-cosmos, and that the account of the pre-cosmos should be taken literally: it is an account of the works of Necessity alone.

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Authors & Contributors
Gregory, Andrew
Santiago Chame
Ian MacFarlane
Thaler, Naly
Scharle, Margaret Elizabeth
Sagias, G.
Concepts
Philosophy
Teleology
Soul (philosophy)
Natural philosophy
Cosmogony
Nature
Time Periods
Ancient
20th century, early
Places
Greece
Rome (Italy)
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