Timaeus of Locri

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Timaeus of Locri is a Pythagorean philosopher, known primarily as the central speaker in Plato’s dialogue "Timaeus," where he expounds a cosmological account of the universe’s creation and structure.

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Timaeus of Locri canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Platonic dialogue character ⓘ
Pythagorean philosopher ⓘ
ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsInWork Critias (dialogue) ⓘ
linked to: Critias

Timaeus (dialogue) ⓘ
linked to: Timaeus
appearsInWorkBy Plato ⓘ
associatedConcept Demiurge as cosmic craftsman ⓘ
geometrical structure of the elements ⓘ
mathematical order of the cosmos ⓘ
world soul ⓘ
associatedWithPhilosopher Pythagoras ⓘ
associatedWithSchool Pythagoreanism ⓘ
centralRoleInWork Timaeus (dialogue) ⓘ
linked to: Timaeus
culturalContext Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ
describedAs central speaker in Plato’s dialogue Timaeus ⓘ
dialogueRole interlocutor in Critias (dialogue) ⓘ
main speaker in Timaeus (dialogue) ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Greek ⓘ
expoundsInWork account of the structure of the universe ⓘ
cosmological account of the universe’s creation ⓘ
genreOfMainSource Socratic dialogue ⓘ
historicity disputed ⓘ
influenced ancient cosmological thought ⓘ
later Platonist cosmology ⓘ
knownFrom Platonic dialogues ⓘ
later ancient testimonies ⓘ
languageOfSources Ancient Greek ⓘ
name Timaeus of Locri ⓘ
philosophicalDomain cosmology ⓘ
mathematical philosophy ⓘ
metaphysics ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Locri ⓘ
linked to: Locri Epizephyrii
placeOfOriginRegion Magna Graecia ⓘ
portrayedAs Pythagorean from Italy ⓘ
topicOf debates on the relation between Pythagoreanism and Platonism ⓘ
scholarly discussions of Plato’s cosmology ⓘ
traditionallyDatedToCentury 5th century BCE ⓘ

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Timaeus → mainCharacter → Timaeus of Locri ⓘ
Timaeus of Locri → name → Timaeus of Locri ⓘ