Pythagoras And The Pythagoreans
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Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans
Author: Charles H. Kahn
language: en
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company
Release Date: 2001
Expanding on his 1993 monograph appearing in Italian translation, Hahn (philosophy, U. of Pennsylvania) surveys Pythagorean tradition from the sixth century BC to its influence on early modern math, music, and astronomy as well as its ideas on the occult, reincarnation, and vegetarianism--although Pythagoras left no written record. Indexed by ancient and early modern name, and by modern name. c. Book News Inc.
Pythagoras and the Early Pythagoreans
Author: Leonid Zhmud
language: en
Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)
Release Date: 2012-05-31
In ancient tradition, Pythagoras emerges as a wise teacher, an outstanding mathematician, an influential politician, and as a religious and ethical reformer. This volume offers a comprehensive study of Pythagoras, Pythagoreanism, and the early Pythagoreans through an analysis of the many representations of the individual and his followers.
Pythagoras and Early Pythagoreanism
Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans of the fifth century are cast by historians of philosophy in four important roles. Professor Philip here examines the evidence for these assertions. As a result, it is argued that substantial modifications must be made of generally accepted views of the role of Pythagoras and early Pythagoreans.