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Plato, as the speaker Timaeus, refers to the Demiurge frequently in the Socratic dialogue Timaeus (28a ff.), c. 360 BC. The main character refers to the Demiurge as the entity who "fashioned and shaped" the material world. Timaeus describes the Demiurge as unreservedly benevolent, and so it desires a world as good as possible. The result of his ...
Timaeus suggests that since nothing "becomes or changes" without cause, then the cause of the universe must be a demiurge or a god, a figure Timaeus refers to as the father and maker of the universe. And since the universe is fair, the demiurge must have looked to the eternal model to make it, and not to the perishable one (29a).
Plato's Timaeus describes this living cosmos as being built by the demiurge, [2] constructed to be self-identical and intelligible to reason, [3] according to a rational pattern expressed in mathematical principles and Pythagorean ratios describing the structure of the cosmos, and particularly the motions of the seven classical planets. [4]
Demiurge (デミウルゴス, Demiurugosu) Voiced by: Masayuki Katō (drama CD, anime) (Japanese); Jeff Johnson (English) The Guardian of Nazarick's Seventh Floor, who is in charge of its defenses. He takes on the form of a demon who wears a business suit and glasses. He is one of Nazarick's most intelligent and evil NPCs, being willing to ...
Concerning the cosmos, in the Timaeus, the title character also tells a "likely story" in which nous is responsible for the creative work of the demiurge or maker who brought rational order to our universe. This craftsman imitated what he perceived in the world of eternal Forms.
This figure is commonly known as the demiurge, the "artisan" or "craftsman", after the figure in Plato's Timaeus. [note 6] Sophia at first hides this being but subsequently escapes, stealing a portion of divine power from her in the process. The Yaldabaoth uses this stolen power to create a material world imitating the divine Pleroma.
Here are the 19 quotes from which the 11-year-old correctly identified the characters: Quotes. 1. Dobby is used to death threats sir. Dobby gets them five times a day at home. 2. I want to commit ...
Atticus, on the other hand, believes that, according to Plato's teaching, there was a time before the Demiurge created the world. In this he sees no contradiction to his conviction that being a Demiurge consists of creation. He thinks that the demiurge, before he created the world as an image, had already created and preserved its archetype.