The Timaeus is the most important dialogue of the Platonic corpus in relation to the creation and purpose of the universe. It is the pagan equivalent to the Book Of Genesis in the Bible. It recounts a discussion between Socrates and Timaeus a famous Pythagorean sage who gives his account of how the universe came into being, how mankind was created, and how and why the various Gods continue to supervise our moral and intellectual development. It is a tour de force and was studied deeply in the ancient and mediaeval schools of philosophy. Even in Mediaeval Christian Europe it was a core text in the early universities for all students curious to understand our original and purpose. This commentary is therefore a key to figuring out the meaning and purpose of life as seen through the classical lens of Platonic philosophy.
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Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 1 | Plato's Timaeus 1st section | VN554670.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 2 | Plato's Timaeus 2nd section - 20C | VN554671.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 3 | Plato's Timaeus 3rd section - 23D | VN554675.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 4 | Plato's Timaeus 4th section - 27D | VN554680.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 5 | Plato's Timaeus 5th section - 32B | VN554683.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 6 | Plato's Timaeus 6th section - 33D | VN554688.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 7 | Plato's Timaeus 7th section - 36 | VN554691.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 8 | Plato's Timaeus 8th section - 39 | VN554693.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 9 | Plato's Timaeus 9th section - 41 | VN554696.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 10 | Plato's Timaeus 10th section - 43 | VN554698.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 11 | Plato's Timaeus 11th section - 44D | VN554705.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 12 | Plato's Timaeus 12th section - 46D | VN554706.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 13 | Plato's Timaeus 13th section - 46 cont | VN554707.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 14 | Plato's Timaeus 14th section - 49 | VN554708.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 15 | Plato's Timaeus 15th section - 49C | VN554709.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 16 | Plato's Timaeus 16th section - 51c | VN554712.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 17 | Plato's Timaeus 17th section - 52d | VN554713.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 18 | Plato's Timaeus 18th section - 54c | VN554717.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 19 | Plato's Timaeus 19th section - 57e | VN554720.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 20 | Plato's Timaeus 20th section - 61D | VN554722.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 21 | Plato's Timaeus 21st section - 64a | VN554725.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 22 | Plato's Timaeus 22nd section - 69e | VN554729.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 23 | Plato's Timaeus 23rd section - 73a | VN554732.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 24 | Plato's Timaeus 24th section - 79b | VN554736.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 25 | Plato's Timaeus 25th section - 82b | VN554739.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 26 | Plato's Timaeus 26th section - 85c | VN554743.mp3 |
Reading and Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 27 | Plato's Timaeus 27th section - ending | VN554745.mp3 |