From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Timaeus (or Timaios) is a Greek name. It may refer to: Timaeus (dialogue), a Socratic dialogue by Plato Timaeus of Locri, 5th-century BC Pythagorean philosopher, appearing in Plato's dialogue Timaeus (historian) (c. 345 BC-c. 250 BC), Greek historian from Tauromenium in Sicily

While the reference to the Bible position is important also because the "Timaeus" has been used to interpret the Genesis by medioeval Christian philosophers who indeed refused the original idea of eternal matter and introduced the creation ex nihilo. Benio76 22:01, 17 …

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Timaeus(/taɪˈmiːəs/; Greek: Τίμαιος, translit. Timaios, pronounced [tǐːmai̯os]) is one of Plato's dialogues, mostly in the form of a long monologue given by the title character Timaeus of Locri, written c. 360 BC. The work puts forward speculation on the nature of the physical world and human beings and is followed by the dialogue Critias.

The Theaetetus (/ ˌ θ iː ɪ ˈ t iː t ə s /; Greek: Θεαίτητος) is one of Plato's dialogues concerning the nature of knowledge, written circa 369 BCE.. In this dialogue set in a wrestling school, Socrates and Theaetetus discuss three definitions of knowledge: knowledge as nothing but perception, knowledge as true judgment, and, finally, knowledge as a true judgment with an account.

Critias. (dialogue) Critias ( / ˈkrɪtiəs /; Greek: Κριτίας ), one of Plato 's late dialogues, recounts the story of the mighty island kingdom Atlantis and its attempt to conquer Athens, which failed due to the ordered society of the Athenians. Critias is the second of a projected trilogy of dialogues, preceded by Timaeus and followed ...

Hermocrates. (dialogue) Hermocrates ( / hɜːrˈmɒkrəˌtiːz /; Greek: Ἑρμοκράτης) is a hypothetical dialogue, assumed to be the third part of Plato 's late trilogy along with Timaeus and Critias. No one knows exactly how Critias ended, as the ending to the book is currently lost, [1] so historians have not been able to say exactly ...

Philosophy portal v t e Gorgias ( / ˈɡɔːrɡiəs /; [1] Greek: Γοργίας [ɡorɡíaːs]) is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato around 380 BC. The dialogue depicts a conversation between Socrates and a small group of sophists (and other guests) at a dinner gathering.

Protagoras (/ p r oʊ ˈ t æ ɡ ə r ə s /; Greek: Πρωταγόρας) is a dialogue by Plato.The traditional subtitle (which may or may not be Plato's) is "or the Sophists". The main argument is between Socrates and the elderly Protagoras, a celebrated sophist and philosopher. The discussion takes place at the home of Callias, who is host to Protagoras while he is in town, and concerns ...