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- Publisher
- de Gruyter
- Copyright
- © 2021 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston
- ISSN
- 2196-5110
- eISSN
- 2196-5110
- DOI
- 10.1515/rhiz-2021-0005
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
AbstractIn this paper, I argue that Plato conceives self-motion as non-spatial in Laws X. I demonstrate this by focusing on the textual evidence and by refuting interpretations according to which self-motion either is a specific type of spatial motion (e. g. circular motion) or is said to require space as a necessary condition for its occurrence. Moreover, I show that this non-spatial understanding differs from the identification of the soul’s motion with locomotion in the Timaeus. Consequently, I provide an explanation for this difference between the Timaeus and Laws X by considering developmentalist and contextualist viewpoints.
Journal
Rhizomata – de Gruyter
Published: Sep 13, 2021
Keywords: Plato; Laws; Soul; Motion; Space