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Donald Zeyl's translation of Timaeus meets the highest standard of clarity and naturalness in English while achieving fidelity to the Greek. This new edition introduces contemporary readers to Timaeus by combining in one volume Zeyl's masterful translation and his long introductory essay... read more

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SOCRATES: One, two, three . . . Where's number four, Timaeus?

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This book is in International Library of Philosophy. (edition-based publisher list)
This is book 11 of 65 in Robert B. Downs - Books that Changed the World. (authoritative list)

Preceded by The Laws of Plato, and followed by The Organon, or Logical Treatises, of Aristotle.

This book is in William H. Gass’s Fifty Literary Pillars. (community list)

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  1. Plato (Author)
  2. Francis M. Cornford (Author)

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