PHIL7240 · Philosophy
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
The purpose of this course is twofold: to explore Platonic considerations of cosmology in the Timaeus; and to investigate Plotinus major study of the soul's relation to the sensible cosmos in IV 3-5 [27-29]. The Timaeus first describes the generation of the cosmos, with special attention to the four elements and their relation to the possibility of sensation. Fire and earth, for example, produce the motions that make things visible and tangible, with air and water as proportions that help connect things together (31b-34a). The next part concerns the relation of soul to body, its presence throughout the body, and the location of its powers in specific parts of the body.
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Spring 2025
1 section