Timaeus and Critias
Author: Plato
Taking the form of dialogues between Socrates, Timaeus, Critias and Hermocrates, these two works are among Plato’s final writings. In Timaeus, he gives a thorough account of the world in which we live, describing a cosmos composed of four elements earth, air, fire and water which combine to give existence to all things. An exploration of the origins of the universe, life a….Read More
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