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Synopsis

Timaeus is one of Plato's dialogues, mostly in the form of a long monologue given by the title character. The work puts forward speculation on the nature of the physical world and human beings. It is followed by the dialogue Critias. Critias, one of Plato's late dialogues, it contains the story of the mighty island kingdom Atlantis and its attempt to conquer Athens.

Critias is the second of a projected trilogy of dialogues, preceded by Timaeus and followed by Hermocrates, though the latter was possibly never written and Critias was left incomplete.

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À propos de l'auteur

Plato (c. 427-347 BCE) was one of the central figures in the development of Western philosophy. A student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle, Plato founded the Academy in Athens, one of the earliest institutions devoted to philosophical study.Plato wrote a series of philosophical dialogues in which ideas are explored through conversation between Socrates and other interlocutors. These works address a wide range of subjects including ethics, politics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the nature of knowledge.Among his most influential writings are The Republic, Symposium, Phaedo, and Timaeus. Through these dialogues Plato shaped the course of philosophical thought for more than two millennia, influencing traditions of philosophy, theology, and political theory throughout the Western world.

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