A History of Pythagoreanism

ISBN-13: 9781316648476 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 532 str.

Carl A. Huffman

Opis

A comprehensive, authoritative, innovative and accessible account of Pythagoreanism, one of the most enigmatic and influential philosophies in the West.

Recenzje

'… The book is remarkably comprehensive in its scope, and each chapter serves as a summary of primary texts and secondary scholarship on each respective subject. As a result, the volume is an excellent resource for specialists and novices alike. Anyone interested in the history of philosophy, of mathematics, of music and harmonics, or of the Pythagorean tradition as a whole should utilize this volume.' Justin M. Rogers, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Spis treści

Introduction Carl A. Huffman; 1. Pythagoras Geoffrey Lloyd; 2. Philolaus Daniel W. Graham; 3. Archytas Malcolm Schofield; 4. Sixth-, fifth- and fourth-century Pythagoreans Leonid Zhmud; 5. The Pythagorean Society and politics Catherine Rowett; 6. The Pythagorean way of life and Pythagorean ethics M. Laura Gemelli Marciano; 7. Pythagoreans, Orphism and Greek religion Gábor Betegh; 8. The problem of Pythagorean mathematics Reviel Netz; 9. Pythagorean harmonics Andrew Barker; 10. The Pythagoreans and Plato John Palmer; 11. Aristotle on the 'so-called Pythagoreans': from lore to principles Oliver Primavesi; 12. Pythagoreanism in the academic tradition: the early Academy to Numenius John Dillon; 13. The Peripatetics on the Pythagoreans Carl A. Huffman; 14. Pythagoras in the historical tradition: from Herodotus to Diodorus Siculus Stefan Schorn; 15. The pseudo-Pythagorean writings Bruno Centrone; 16. From Nigidius Figulus to Alexander of Abonouteichos: Pythagoreans in Rome and Asia Minor around the turn of the Common Era Jaap-Jan Flinterman; 17. Diogenes Laertius' Life of Pythagoras André Laks; 18. Porphyry's Life of Pythagoras Constantinos Macris; 19. Iamblichus' On the Pythagorean Life in context Dominic J. O'Meara; 20. Pythagoras and Pythagoreanism in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages Andrew Hicks; 21. Pythagoras in the early Renaissance Michael J. B. Allen.