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Until the Renaissance, the work of Calcidius offered the medieval
West almost the only direct access to Plato's corpus not dispersed
in fragments. In the 4th century CE, Calcidius translated into
Latin an important section of Plato's Timaeus, complemented by
extensive commentary and organized into coordinated parts. The
first part is broadly devoted to the architecture of the world, to
its intelligible structure. The second delves into the nature of
the living creatures that inhabit it. This basic division
subsequently informed the sense of macrocosm and microcosm-of the
world and our place in it-which is prevalent in western European
thought in the Middle Ages. At the same time, this medieval volume
altered perspectives on Plato by drawing on other philosophical
traditions, particularly the Stoic and Peripatetic, while including
Judeo-Christian cosmology and anthropology. The present edition
provides the first English translation of Calcidius's work.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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++++ Platonis Timaeus Calcidius, Johann Wrobel, Plato aedibus B.G.
Teubneri, 1876 Philosophy; History & Surveys; Ancient &
Classical; Philosophy / History & Surveys / Ancient &
Classical
"Bakhouche and the publisher J. Vrin have done scholarship a real
service. For a very reasonable price, they have dramatically
enhanced the accessibility of a fascinating and neglected text. The
Latin text is reliable and the translation marvelously clear..." --
Clifford Ando, University of Chicago, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
(2012.09.20) A la fin du IVe siecle, un certain Calcidius, qui
reste encore inconnu, a traduit et commente les pages du Timee de
Platon concernant la fabrication de l'ame et du corps du monde et
de l'homme. Dans ce vaste ensemble de 355 chapitres, un premier
tiers offre une exegese centree sur les sciences de l'epoque, le
reste presentant une allure plus philosophique. Etonnant recueil -
unique dans toute la litterature latine - de theories scientifiques
autrement inconnues, le commentaire de Calcidius occupe de surcroit
une place centrale dans la transmission des theories philosophiques
de l'Antiquite au Moyen Age et a la Renaissance. Ce fut, pour tout
le Moyen age occidental, le seul moyen, avec les traductions de
Ciceron, d'avoir un acces en latin a une interpretation
medio-platonicienne du Timee de Platon, le seul recit paien pouvant
faire concurrence a celui de la Genese. Les quelques deux cents
copies - dont l'une a ete annotee de la main meme de Petrarque
(Paris, BnF 6280) et une autre de celle de Marsile Ficin en 1454
(Milan, Ambr. S.14, Sup.) - temoignent de l'interet durable suscite
par ce commentaire, de l'influence profonde que cette oeuvre exerca
sur la construction du platonisme medieval et de son usage comme
cle hermeneutique dans l'exegese biblique. On comprendra que la
traduction en francais de ce document exceptionnel constitue un
evenement considerable.
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