In the context of Plato's dialogue, "Epimetheus, the being in whom thought follows production, represents nature in the sense of materialism, according to which thought comes later than thoughtless bodies and their thoughtless motions."
No contexto do diálogo de Platón "Epimeteo, o ser no que os pensamentos seguen á produción, representa a natureza no sentido do materialismo, de acordo con que o pensamento vén despois que os corpos sen pensamentos e os seus movementos irreflexivos".