Митологическа математика: Платоновият Тимей
Mythological Mathematics: Plato’s Timaeus
Author(s): Aleksandar LozevSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Институт по философия и социология при БАН
Keywords: Plato; Timaeus; mythology.
Summary/Abstract: Reading the Timaeus as an early attempt at mathematizing natural science runs into serious difficulties. The so-called Platonic Solids are five in number, more by one than the traditional 'elements'. Plato provides a proportional ratio for these elements but this ratio fails to tie in with their geometrical features. Appealing to the authority of mathematics appears to be a rhetorical move with no further consequences.
Journal: Философски алтернативи
- Issue Year: XXIII/2014
- Issue No: 6
- Page Range: 141-147
- Page Count: 7
- Language: Bulgarian
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