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SUNY Series in Philosophy Robert Cummings Neville, EDITOR
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Plato's Theory of Explanation
A Study of the Cosmological Account in the Timaeus
Anne Freire Ashbaugh
State University of New York Press
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1988 State University of New York
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Ashbaugh, A. Freire. Plato's theory of explanation.
(SUNY series in philosophy) Bibliography: p. Includex index. 1. Plato. Timaeus. 2. Explanation (Philosophy) History. 3. CosmologyHistory. I. Title. II. Series. B387.A96 1988 110 87-10256 ISBN 0-88706-607-0 ISBN 0-88706-608-9 (pbk.) l0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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Contents
Preface
vii
Introduction
1
I. The Nature and Function of Verisimilar Explanations
7
How Plato Reasoned to Identify the Need for a Verisimilar Account of Phenomena
7
The Explanatory Power of Verisimilar Accounts
14
The Correctness of Verisimilar Accounts
32
II. The Teleological Features of Verisimilar Explanations
47
Plato's Causal Scheme
48
The Agency of Mind (Nous)
63
The End (Telos) of Verisimilar Explanations
65
III. The Structure of Verisimilar Explanations
73
The Completeness of the Account
77
The Most Verisimilar Account
89
A True Account of Spatiality
96
IV. Conclusion: Spatiality is the Basis of Verisimilar Accounts
137
Bibliography
183
Index
193
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Preface
The explanatory force of Plato's Timaeus aims at rendering the order of nature visible and knowable. It is not surprising, therefore, that the Timaeus remained the most important single dialogue in antiquity. What should strike us as curious is the relative neglect this dialogue has suffered in modern times, for now more than ever we thirst for the measure and order that
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