Timaeus By Plato

Plato was a great philosopher who helped shape the thinking of his fellow peers. He was able to do so greatly by publishing a soon-to-be famous dialogue. Moreover, the Timaeus is one of Plato’s most well-known works. In this dialogue, he presents his audience with a very elaborate explanation on how the universe was created and formed. In the Timaeus, Plato made sure to include certain contributors who featured: Socrates, Timaeus, Hemocrates, and Critias. Plato created this masterpiece because he was fascinated by the nature of the physical world and living organisms. The Timaeus states that the “physical” world changes constantly and deceases. However, the “eternal” world is the one that never changes.
Plato brought to life the Timaeus because he was deeply fascinated by the universe, therefore in this dialogue he explains the order and splendor of the universe. Plato’s description in the Timaeus is completely wrapped in his emotions towards the universe. Plato started this dialogue by pointing out several differences between the “physical” world and the “eternal” world. Although this dialogue by Plato attempts to give the audience an understanding of the world and its
It states that the “physical” world changes constantly and deceases. However, the “eternal” world is the one that never changes. Furthermore, the Timaeus proposes that because nothing changes or develops without a reason, then the reason that the universe “became” must be the doing of a god or a demiurge. The demiurge is a “craftsman” in the Timaeus that refers to as the maker of all things, the world. In addition, instead of building several worlds, Plato believed that the demiurge created a single unique world. According to Cornford, “it is hard to find the maker and the father of the universe, after having found him, it would be impossible to reveal him to all mankind” (Plato, pg.