Timaeus and Its Legacy

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System der Platonischen Philosophie

Tennemann, Wilhelm Gottlieb (1761-1819) - author
Date:
Language:
German
Keywords:
Plato
Timaeus
Teleology
Cosmology
Knowledge
Senses
Platonism
Soul
Four elements
Cicero
Matter
Kant
Form
Pythagoras
elements

Bibliographical reference

Tennemann, Wilhelm Gottlieb. System der Platonischen Philosophie. Bd. 1. Leipzig: Barth, 1792.

Description

In his System der Platonischen Philosophie, published between 1792 and 1795, Tennemann investigates Plato’s philosophy from the point of view of Kant’s criticism and theory of knowledge. This work includes relevant remarks on Plato’s Timaeus, to which also Schelling referred to in his reading of the Timaeus.

Pubblication note

Published in:
System der Platonischen Philosophie
Volume:
1
Place of publication:
Leipzig
Publisher:
Barth
Date of publication:
1792