The Theory of Motion in Plato's Later Dialogues (Paperback)

Preface; Introduction; 1. Plato's later philosophy of motion; 2. Ionian elements in the Timaeus; 3. Antecedents of the к?υησι?-doctrine of the Timaeus in Alcmaeon, the Pythagoreans and the medical writers; 4. Antecedents of the к?υησι?-doctrine of the Timaeus in the system of Empedocles; 5. The general interpretation of the Timaeus; 6. υо?? and ?ν?укη as α?т?αι К?υ?σεω? in the Timaeus; 7. The ten kinds of motion; 8. The ultimate ?ρχ? К?υ?σεω?in Plato; Bibliography; Index of passages.