It is my conviction that Empedocles is the Unknown Fourth in Plato's dialogue Timaeus. There are chronological difficulties with this, but as always, chronological difficulties are often due to misunderstandings, ancient and modern. One very famous scholar had the same idea: Alfred E. Taylor. If the idea is correct, this places Empedocles in a very prominent position in Plato's dialogues. Just read the beginning of Plato's Timaeus with this idea in mind.
More Empedocles, along with Parmenides, Pythagoras, and Socrates and their link to music:
https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/can-songs-really-replace-philosophy
It is my conviction that Empedocles is the Unknown Fourth in Plato's dialogue Timaeus. There are chronological difficulties with this, but as always, chronological difficulties are often due to misunderstandings, ancient and modern. One very famous scholar had the same idea: Alfred E. Taylor. If the idea is correct, this places Empedocles in a very prominent position in Plato's dialogues. Just read the beginning of Plato's Timaeus with this idea in mind.