The Legacy of Plato's Timaeus: Cosmology, Music, Medicine, and Architecture from Antiquity to the Seventeenth Century (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004431089)

Plato's Timaeus inspired a uniquely enduring interest across disciplines. In the centuries between its composition and the seventeenth century, scholars looked to this dialogue for answers to questions about the structure of the universe and how to live a healthy and happy life. They saw cosmology as vital to medicine and ethics; and, for them, harmony in music and architecture facilitated balance in the human soul. The Legacy of Plato's Timaeus explores how the dialogue transformed the disciplines of cosmology, music, medicine, and architecture, and how new intellectual and cultural developments in turn shaped and re-contextualized interpretations of Plato's ideas.



Author: Jacomien Prins
ISBN-10: 900443108X
ISBN-13: 9789004431089
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 10/26/2024
Pages: 472
Format: Hardcover