Timaeus of Locri belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists Timaeus of Locri as character in Plato's dialogues; purported ancient Greek philosopher.
Timaeus of Locri was born at Epizephyrian Locris in -500.
Philosophy then was taught in person and preserved by students; what survives often reaches us through the summaries of opponents.
Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
Timaeus of Locri died in -500, aged 0. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
