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L’ΟΥ̓ΣΊΑ ET SES DEGRÉS DANS LE TIMÉE DE PLATON
THE ΟΥ̓ΣΊΑ AND ITS DEGREES IN THE TIMAEUS OF PLATO

Author(s): Francesco Fronterotta
Subject(s): Ancient Philosphy, Ontology
Published by: EDITURA POLIROM S.A.
Keywords: Plato; Degrees of being; Timaeus; Sensible things; Chora; Plato's Dialogue;

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the problem of the status of the different degrees of being that Plato, in the Timaeus, seems to attribute to the different kinds of reality that he distinguishes. In what sense and under what conditions is it possible to state that the intelligible forms, the sensible things and the spatial and material substratum of the chora “are” and “exist” ?

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 18-19
  • Page Range: 73-89
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: French