3 papers
math.HO2020
Truth and Knowledge: the Incorrect Definition of `Powers' by Theaetetus-A New Interpretation of Theaetetus (147d7-148b2)
Luc Brisson, Salomon Ofman
In a first article (referred here as B-O), we studied the first part of the so-called 'mathematical part' of Plato's Theaetetus, i.e. Theodorus' lesson. In the present one, we cons…
math.HO2020
The kh{ô}ra and the two-triangle universe of Plato's Timaeus
Luc Brisson, Salomon Ofman
The main purpose of this article is to try to understand the connection between the physical universe and the mathematical principles that underlies the cosmological account of the…
math.HO2018
Powers and division in the 'mathematical part' of Plato's Theaetetus
Luc Brisson, Salomon Ofman
In two articles ([Brisson-Ofman1, 2]), we have analyzed the so-called 'mathematical passage' of Plato's Theaetetus, the first dialogue of a trilogy including the Sophist and the St…