Galen writings on Plato's Timaeus : compendium of Plato's Timaeus ; commentary on the medical statements in Plato's Timaeus translated with introduction and notes by Ailenn Das, Pauline Koetschet and Mark Schiefsky

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Galen, author.

Contributor:

Das, Aileen R., 1986- writer of introduction, translator, writer of added commentary.

Koetschet, Pauline, writer of introduction, translator, writer of added commentary.

Schiefsky, Mark John, writer of introduction, translator, writer of added commentary.

Series:

Galen. English (Cambridge Galen translations) http://viaf.org/viaf/308246464 Works.

Cambridge Galen translations

Language:

Arabic

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Timaeus (Plato).

Medicine, Greek and Roman.

Genre:

Commentaries

Early works

Translations

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2026

Summary:

"To Galen, Plato was the great authority in philosophy but also had important things to say on health, disease, and the human body. The Timaeus was of enormous significance to Galen's thought on the body's structure and functioning as well as being a key source of inspiration for his teleological world view, in which the idea of cosmic design by a personified creative Nature, the Craftsman, plays a fundamental role. This volume provides critical English translations of key readings of the Timaeus by Galen that were previously accessible only in fragmentary Greek and Arabic and Arabo-Latin versions. The introductions highlight Galen's creative interpretations of the dialogue, especially compared to other imperial explanations, and show how his works informed medieval Islamicate writers' understanding of it. The book should provoke fresh attention to texts that have been unjustly marginalized in the history of Platonism in both the west and Middle East"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Compendium of the Timaeus / Aileen Das and Pauline Koetschet

Commentary on the medical statements in the Timaeus / Mark J. Schiefsky

Notes:

Translated from the Ancient Greek and Arabic

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed July 20, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Galen Galen

ISBN:

9781009552707

1009552708

9781009552684

1009552686

OCLC:

1518045533

Access Restriction:

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