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Essay / Analysis of Plato's Timaeus - 1289
I will particularly focus on the role of the male Demiurge as the author of matter and how his creation is replicated by the pantheon of Greek gods, who are said to create humans, and how this The story transgresses conventional narratives that focus on the earth and physical nature. As part of these reflections, I will also be interested in the readings of Judith Butler and Luce Irigarary on this theory of materiality. In the second section, I will examine the implication of the demiurgic model of creation and how it manifests itself in the earlier narrative that consolidates the association of the ancient Athenians with their patroness, Athena. I will show that Athena is seen as being strongly connected to the Demiurge and his creation, and she passes this association on to the ancient Athenians, who demonstrate the reality and power of the demiurgic model of creation. This is particularly demonstrated through the ancient Athenian victory. about the Atlanteans, who are associated with a more conventional model of creation and which Plato considers to be an incorrect model. Third, I will show how the perseverance of this tale and the character of the ancient Athenians throughout history and epic poetry through a revered figure like Solon not only shows Plato's concern about the cultural and political impact of his theory of matter on everyday life, but also is a way of consolidating the theory in a broad cultural environment. Ultimately, the cultural foundation of materiality theory, which underlies the practices and characters of ancient Athenians that contemporary Athenians should model, all serves to institute the political structures advocated in the Republic and reaffirmed in the early Timaeus. Metaphysical theories and Plato's politics therefore maintain a symbiotic relationship where established political practices lead to