Pythagoras

His Life, Teaching, And Influence

Christoph Riedweg - Collection Biography / Philosophy

184 pages, parution le 19/05/2005

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Résumé

One of the most important mathematical theorems is named after Pythagoras of Samos, but this semi-mythical Greek sage has more to offer than formulas. He is said to have discovered the numerical nature of the basic consonances and transposed the musical proportions to the cosmos, postulating a "harmony of the spheres." He may have coined the words "cosmos" and "philosophy." He is also believed to have taught the doctrine of transmigration of souls and therefore to have advised a vegetarian diet. Ancient legends have Pythagoras conversing with dogs, bears, and bulls. A distinctly Pythagorean way of life, including detailed ritual regulations, was observed by his disciples, who were organized as a secret society. Later, Pythagorean and Platonic teachings became fused. In this Platonized form, Pythagoreanism has remained influential through medieval Christianity and the Renaissance down to the present.

L'auteur - Christoph Riedweg

Christoph Riedweg is Professor of Classics at the University of Zürich. He has been appointed director of the Swiss Institute in Rome for 2005-2009. Steven Rendall is the translator of more than two dozen books from French and German, including Lethe: The Art and Critique of Forgetting, by Harald Weinrich, also from Cornell.

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Preface
Fiction and Truth: Ancient Stories about Pythagoras
- Pythagoras' Appearance
- Biographical Information
- Pythagoras as a Teacher
In Search of the Historical Pythagoras
- The Cultural-Historical and Intellectual Environment
- The Oldest Testimonies
- Guru and Scholar
- Did Pythagoras Invent the Word Philosophy?
The Pythagorean Secret Society
- Were the Pythagoreans an Ancient "Sect"?
- The Pythagoreans in the Fifth and Fourth Centuries B.C.E.
Thinkers Influenced by Pythagoras and His Pupils
- Pre-Platonic Thinkers
- Plato and the Old Academy
- Hellenistic "Forgeries" and Neo-Pythagoreanism
- Pythagoras as an Idea in the Middle Ages and Modernity-A Prospect
Chronology
Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cornell University Press
Auteur(s)	Christoph Riedweg
Collection	Biography / Philosophy
Parution	19/05/2005
Nb. de pages	184
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	414g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780801442407
ISBN13	978-0-8014-4240-7