Hi, I've been subscribed to this list for some time, and, it being very quiet, wondered if there are any other subscribers, and, if so, whether anyone might be...
Mike Bispham suggests we begin a new slow reading of the Timaeus. I think that's a good idea. I have just posted an announcement on the philos-L list, so we...
Lance says: "This might also be a good time to discuss the availability of etext versions of the Greek, as well as translations and other relevant resources." ...
Hi Mike, I'm ready to participate too, I live in Paris, and have the French translatin by Luc Brisson, 2001. I also read the Greek on Perseus. Best, Thomas ......
Hello Everybody, I'm very glad to have heard from you all, and must apologise for being a bit slow. I have two excuses: first impending exams; second, the...
Let me also suggest Peter Kalkavage's translation of the Timaeus, published by Focus Publishing. Kalkavage is a tutor at St, John's, Annapolis. Leo Paul de...
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Thanks for that suggestion. I plan to order it from Amazon (where it is being sold for about $10). Unfortunately, where I live it takes 2 or 3 weeks to receive...
Hi Lance, What are you doing in Tbilisi? It seems to be a beautiful area? Henry ... From: Lancelot R. Fletcher To: plato-timaeus@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
This is a followup on the Kalkavage translation of the Timaeus. Partly because I don't like having to wait 3 weeks for delivery, and partly because these days...
Great idea, I'm interested! Thomas ... Accédez au courrier électronique de La Poste : www.laposte.net ; 3615 LAPOSTENET (0,34 €/mn) ; tél : 08 92 68 13 50...
Dear Henry, I have been living in Tbilisi for more than five years now. For those who are not familiar with it, Tbilisi is the capital of Georgia -- an ancient...
Good morning all. Lance wrote, "If you have any comments, please post them here and I will pass them on to Mr. Pullins." Ron Pullins wrote, "Since you ...
Audrey & Terry
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Dear Terry, I don't know that it has to be a pdf -- although one advantage of the pdf file over an html file is that the pdf file can be locked to prevent any...
To all-I have obtained thr Penguin Translation of Timaeus and Critias by Sir Desmond Lee, a renowned scholar with a long association with Cambridge.The volume...
Thanks, Lance, for getting back so quickly. I read, "you normally CAN select and copy from a pdf file [which means creating "a hard copy" and working with it?]...
Audrey & Terry
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... Yes. You can print a pdf file, and you can usually "select all," then copy and paste the copied material into a new word processor document. Often margins...
I have the Timaeus in lee's Penguin translation without Critias Steve Learnard ... From: sharloo75 To: plato-timaeus@yahoogroups.com Sent: 6/8/2006 10:57:35...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the plato-timaeus group: To help the publisher of the Kalkavage translation of the Timaeus decide on...
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This is an interim poll result: So far 18 out of 197 subscribers have responded. 15 are using Windows XP, 1 is using an older version of Windows, and 2 are...
The latest information I have from Ron Pullins is that the electronic edition of Peter Kalkavage's translation of the Timaeus will be available for purchase...
Thankyou Lance. I have been wondering how I might replace my original Cornford which contained the Greek text on alternate pages and which was 'lost' many...
Wonderful. There are Greek scholars campaigning for the re-Hellenization of Greek history, which has been extensively Latinized (as in 'Timaeus'). Any...
I believe PDF files are universal (independent of operating systems). ... decide on which format to use for the downloadable version, we would like to know...
... That's only true if there is an Acrobat Reader for the operating system you are using. There are Acrobat Readers for 32-bit Windows, Mac OS X, and various...