Chorology: On Beginning in Plato's Timaeus

"This excellent work... deserves the serious consideration of all who are
interested in contemporary philosophy as well as those who concern themselves with
ancient philosophy, especially Plato." -- Review of Metaphysics

In
Chorology, John Sallis takes up one of the most enigmatic discourses
in the
history of philosophy. Plato's discourse on the chora -- the chorology -- forms the
pivotal moment in the Timaeus. The implications of the chorology are momentous and
communicate with many of the most decisive issues in contemporary philosophical
discussions.

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Chorology: On Beginning in Plato's Timaeus

"This excellent work... deserves the serious consideration of all who are
interested in contemporary philosophy as well as those who concern themselves with
ancient philosophy, especially Plato." -- Review of Metaphysics

In
Chorology, John Sallis takes up one of the most enigmatic discourses
in the
history of philosophy. Plato's discourse on the chora -- the chorology -- forms the
pivotal moment in the Timaeus. The implications of the chorology are momentous and
communicate with many of the most decisive issues in contemporary philosophical
discussions.

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Chorology: On Beginning in Plato's Timaeus

Chorology: On Beginning in Plato's Timaeus

by John Sallis
Chorology: On Beginning in Plato's Timaeus

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by John Sallis

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"This excellent work... deserves the serious consideration of all who are
interested in contemporary philosophy as well as those who concern themselves with
ancient philosophy, especially Plato." -- Review of Metaphysics

In
Chorology, John Sallis takes up one of the most enigmatic discourses
in the
history of philosophy. Plato's discourse on the chora -- the chorology -- forms the
pivotal moment in the Timaeus. The implications of the chorology are momentous and
communicate with many of the most decisive issues in contemporary philosophical
discussions.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780253108371
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 11/22/1999
Series: Studies in Continental Thought
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 192
File size: 311 KB

Table of Contents

Prologue
1. Remembrance of the City
Reception

The Eidetic City
The Archaic City
2. Production of the
Cosmos
Prelude
Animating the cosmic body
The Starry
Heaven
Gods and Mortals
3. The Chora
Another
Beginning
Images of the Chora
Chorology
4. Traces of
the Chora
From Traces to Primary Bodies
Epichorology

The Political Frame
5. Reinscriptions
Forgery

Reductions
Appropriation

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