CAN ONE SPEAK OF TELEOLOGY IN PLATO?
I would like to investigate here on an interpretive trend, one that invokes “teleology,” a compound term whose first element derives from the Greek telos, “end,” and the second from logos, “explanation”; the term ultimately refers to the final cause in Aristotle. The term “teleology” has become a re...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Publicação independente |
| Repositorio: | Journal of Teleological Science |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs2.www.telosjournals.com.br:article/5 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.telosjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/jts/article/view/5 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Teleology Plato Phaedo Timaeus Teleologia Platão Platone Téléologie Platon Teleología Platón |
| Sumario: | I would like to investigate here on an interpretive trend, one that invokes “teleology,” a compound term whose first element derives from the Greek telos, “end,” and the second from logos, “explanation”; the term ultimately refers to the final cause in Aristotle. The term “teleology” has become a relentless formula among those who now focus on Plato, Aristotle, and even the Stoics. In Plato, three places are particularly targeted: the autobiography of Socrates in the Phaedo (96e-99d), the Timaeus, and book X of the Laws. In this work in progress, I will limit myself to the Timaeus. I have worked hard on the Timaeus and, from the beginning, I wanted to read this text in and for itself, removing the thick layer of interpretations that, since the time of Aristotle, has covered this very original and enigmatic text. |
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