Book contents
- Calcidius on Plato’s Timaeus
- Calcidius on Plato’s Timaeus
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part One
- Part Two
- Chapter 4 Time and the Universe
- Chapter 5 On Soul and Souls (1)
- Chapter 6 On Soul and Souls (2)
- Chapter 7 God and Gods
- Chapter 8 Providence and Fate
- Chapter 9 Matter and Evil
- Chapter 10 Matter, Being, and Form
- Part Three
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
Chapter 10 - Matter, Being, and Form
from Part Two
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 September 2020
- Calcidius on Plato’s Timaeus
- Calcidius on Plato’s Timaeus
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part One
- Part Two
- Chapter 4 Time and the Universe
- Chapter 5 On Soul and Souls (1)
- Chapter 6 On Soul and Souls (2)
- Chapter 7 God and Gods
- Chapter 8 Providence and Fate
- Chapter 9 Matter and Evil
- Chapter 10 Matter, Being, and Form
- Part Three
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
Summary
This chapter examines the extent to which matter can be said to have being, the role of the Platonic Forms, and the methods for discovering the metaphysical principles of the universe.
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- Calcidius on Plato's TimaeusGreek Philosophy, Latin Reception, and Christian Contexts, pp. 128 - 138Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020