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They identified Timaeus as one of Plato's dialogues that later leads into the story of Atlantis.

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the Timaeus is a dialogue that Plato wrote and it is one of the two that lead into the story of Atlantis

— Episode: 314: Atlantis: The Legend (Part 1)

Episode: 314: Atlantis: The Legend (Part 1)

They identified Timaeus as one of Plato's dialogues that later leads into the story of Atlantis.

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the Timaeus is a dialogue that Plato wrote and it is one of the two that lead into the story of Atlantis

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The book was referenced across multiple episodes as a classic example of ancient metaphysical writing, illustrating the essentialist worldview of early thinkers and its influence on later philosophers like Zeno. Hosts noted that its perceived dullness often stems from a reader's approach rather than the text itself, and described it as brilliant and fascinating but not revolutionary in the philosophical canon. Overall, the discussion treated the title as an interesting historical work rather than a must‑read recommendation.

Episode: Episode #064 ... Interpreting Interpretations

The podcast host suggests that if a listener finds reading Plato's Timaeus boring and useless, it's likely because of their limited approach to the information, not the book itself. He implies that engaging with the material deeply can lead to a more useful perspective.

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If you read a book about Plato's Timaeus, and as you're reading it, you're thinking, wow, this is really boring and useless to me. Then I'm going to go out on a limb and say that you probably have a pretty boring and useless way of looking at that information.

Episode: Episode #056 ... Kant pt. 1 - An Introduction to t...

It was mentioned as an example of a metaphysical work alongside the New Testament and works by Leibniz and Plotinus; the speaker implied that aligning oneself with such metaphysical systems could be seen as problematic due to their unverifiability.

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You know, that's precisely what's wrong with using metaphysics as a means of arriving at reliable knowledge in the first place.

that's fine if you want to call the New Testament a work of metaphysics, but just realize that Plato's Timaeus was a work of metaphysics. Leibniz, Plotinus, all metaphysical systems that are completely unverifiable and you're now aligning yourself with that.

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Classic Audiobook Collection

The book was mentioned as containing a panagyric on Critias by Socrates.

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It is singular that Plato should have prefixed the most detested Athenian names to this dialogue, and even more singular that he should have put into the mouth of Socrates a panagyric on him, parenthe...

— Episode: Critias by Plato ~ Full Audiobook

Episode: Critias by Plato ~ Full Audiobook

The book was mentioned as containing a panagyric on Critias by Socrates.

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It is singular that Plato should have prefixed the most detested Athenian names to this dialogue, and even more singular that he should have put into the mouth of Socrates a panagyric on him, parentheses Timaeus, end of parentheses.

Timaeus and Critias