Plato's Timaeus and the Latin Tradition

Autorentext
Christina Hoenig is an Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Pittsburgh. Her academic research specialises in the cross-cultural and cross-linguistic transmission of philosophical concepts and ideas in Greco-Roman antiquity, with a focus, specifically, on the role of Greek-Latin translation as an exegetical tool in the history of Greek and Roman Platonism.

Klappentext
Explores Cicero, Apuleius, Calcidius, and Augustine as interpreters of Plato's Timaeus in the context of the Roman philosophical tradition.

Zusammenfassung
The book explores the development of Platonic philosophy by Roman writers between the first century BCE and the early fifth century CE. Discusses the interpretation of Plato's Timaeus by Cicero, Apuleius, Calcidius, and Augustine, and examines how they contributed to the construction of the complex and multifaceted genre of Roman Platonism.

Inhalt
1. The setting. Plato's Timaeus; 2. Cicero; 3. Apuleius; 4. Calcidius; 5. Augustine; Epilogue.

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