PLATOS COSMOLOGY

2014 Reprint of 1937 Edition Full facsimile of the original edition not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software AE Taylor describes Cornfords book as excellent piece of work which will be found indispensable by serious students of Plato Of course the great interest of any new commentary on the Timaeus must be in its handling of the metaphysical astronomical and biological matter of the dialogue and Mr Cornfords services in connection with all these topics are eminent First published in 1937 the book is still considered one of the masterpieces of classical scholarshipContemporary work on the Timaeus will inevitably take Platos Cosmology as its starting point Charles H Kahn University of Pennsylvania