chōra (English spelling)

Japanese: chōra(英語表記)chora
chōra (English spelling)

…In contrast, Plato found a principle of the creation of the universe that was quite unusual for Greek thought. This principle, particularly evident in the Timaeus, is expressed in the form of God (Greek: demiourgos), the creator of the universe, giving birth to the child, the universe, from ousia as father and chōra as mother. Ousia is the idea of ​​"real existence," and chōra is "space," which corresponds to matter or material. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "chōra" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これに対し,プラトンにはギリシア思想としてはきわめて異例ともいえる宇宙創成の原理が見いだせる。とくに《ティマイオス》に顕著なこの原理は,宇宙の制作者としての神(ギリシア語dēmiourgos)が,〈ウーシアousia〉を父として,〈コーラchōra〉を母として,子たる宇宙が生まれるという形で表される。ウーシアはイデアたる〈真実有〉であり,コーラは質料,素材に相当する〈空間〉である。…

※「chōra」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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