Book contents
- Calcidius on Plato’s Timaeus
- Calcidius on Plato’s Timaeus
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part One
- Part Two
- Chapter 4 Time and the Universe
- Chapter 5 On Soul and Souls (1)
- Chapter 6 On Soul and Souls (2)
- Chapter 7 God and Gods
- Chapter 8 Providence and Fate
- Chapter 9 Matter and Evil
- Chapter 10 Matter, Being, and Form
- Part Three
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
Chapter 7 - God and Gods
from Part Two
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 September 2020
- Calcidius on Plato’s Timaeus
- Calcidius on Plato’s Timaeus
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part One
- Part Two
- Chapter 4 Time and the Universe
- Chapter 5 On Soul and Souls (1)
- Chapter 6 On Soul and Souls (2)
- Chapter 7 God and Gods
- Chapter 8 Providence and Fate
- Chapter 9 Matter and Evil
- Chapter 10 Matter, Being, and Form
- Part Three
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
Summary
This chapter examines the different levels of divine agency Calcidius posits, in a fluid structure of three gods; it assesses the potential influence of Numenius and Stoicism on this aspect of the commentary.
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- Calcidius on Plato's TimaeusGreek Philosophy, Latin Reception, and Christian Contexts, pp. 85 - 98Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020