This chapter investigates the status of δόξα in Plato’s Timaeus, where the interplay between myth and philosophy complicates epistemological analysis. Four arguments are examined: The Ontological Premise (27e–28a), which grounds the cosmological account in distinctions necessary for later inquiry; The World Soul Argument (36e–37c), which expands the epistemological framework; The Human Soul Argument (44b–47b; 86b–87b), combining two complementary accounts of human genesis; and The Receptacle Argument (49d–51e), which further refines the distinction between νοῦς and δόξα through an ontological partition. The chapter concludes by addressing the guiding questions of the study in light of these analyses, highlighting the hybrid nature of knowledge and belief in the Timaeus.

错误:搜索内容不能为空,请输入英文关键词
错误:关键词超出字数限制,请精简
高级检索

The Timaeus

  • Lee Klein

摘要

This chapter investigates the status of δόξα in Plato’s Timaeus, where the interplay between myth and philosophy complicates epistemological analysis. Four arguments are examined: The Ontological Premise (27e–28a), which grounds the cosmological account in distinctions necessary for later inquiry; The World Soul Argument (36e–37c), which expands the epistemological framework; The Human Soul Argument (44b–47b; 86b–87b), combining two complementary accounts of human genesis; and The Receptacle Argument (49d–51e), which further refines the distinction between νοῦς and δόξα through an ontological partition. The chapter concludes by addressing the guiding questions of the study in light of these analyses, highlighting the hybrid nature of knowledge and belief in the Timaeus.