Book:Plato/Timaeus

Plato: Timaeus

Published $\text {c. 380 BCE}$

Subject Matter

• Philosophy

Plato argues that mathematics be an essential part of the education of the rulers of his ideal Republic.

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Historical Note

Plato's Timaeus did a great deal to establish the high importance that mathematics holds in Western civilisation.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Plato (c. 428-348 bc)
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Plato (c.428-348 bc)