The title character of this work likens fire, air, water, and earth respectively to a tetrahedron, octahedron, icosahedron, and cube, which are known as its author's namesake solids.
The title character of this work asks "Why did the Creator make the world?" before further speculating on the possible multiplicity of worlds. This work postulates that the Gods created a "soul of the world" which infused all aspects of Earth, producing complete, intelligent beings, and that because the Earth supports them, the Earth itself is a God. It begins with a summary of The Republic by Socrates in a conversation with Hermocrates. The title character of this work likens fire, air, water, and earth respectively to a tetrahedron, octahedron, icosahedron, and cube, which are known as its author's namesake solids. For 10 points, name this dialogue of Plato, a metaphysical meditation by the title character on the nature of the physical world which also describes a war in Atlantis.
The title character of this work asks "Why did the Creator make the world?" before further speculating on the possible multiplicity of worlds.
Timaeus