ATOMISM AND THE RECEPTACLE IN PLATO'S TIMAEUS

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作者：
Gorey, Matthew M. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Puget Sound, Dept Class, 1500 N Warner St 1601, Tacoma, WA 98416 USA
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PHOENIX-THE JOURNAL OF THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA | 2018年 / 72卷 / 1-2期
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10.7834/phoenix.72.1-2.0105
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I [文学];
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05 ;
摘要：
This paper examines the Receptacle in Plato's Timaeus and its engagement with Democritean atomism. The Receptacle is described as a pre-cosmic "container" filled with ambiguous proto-elements that exist prior to the divine creation. I argue that Plato constructs the Receptacle in Democritean terms, portraying metaphorically how materialist cosmology fails to achieve meaningful order.
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