Penetrates the intricate maze of lore surrounding the fundamental contributions of Pythagoras and provides a vivid overview of the life and teachings of a crucial Greek thinker and his most important followers.
Penetrates the intricate maze of lore surrounding the fundamental contributions of Pythagoras and provides a vivid overview of the life and teachings ...
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...
One of the most important mathematical theorems is named after Pythagoras of Samos, but this semi-mythical Greek sage has more to offer than formul...
In der 1968 gegrundeten Reihe erscheinen Monographien aus den Gebieten der Griechischen und Lateinischen Philologie sowie der Alten Geschichte. Die Bande weisen eine groe Vielzahl von Themen auf: neben sprachlichen, textkritischen oder gattungsgeschichtlichen philologischen Untersuchungen stehen sozial-, politik-, finanz- und kulturgeschichtliche Arbeiten aus der Klassischen Antike und der Spatantike. Entscheidend fur die Aufnahme ist die Qualitat einer Arbeit; besonderen Wert legen die Herausgeber auf eine umfassende Heranziehung der einschlagigen Texte und Quellen und deren sorgfaltige...
In der 1968 gegrundeten Reihe erscheinen Monographien aus den Gebieten der Griechischen und Lateinischen Philologie sowie der Alten Geschichte. Die...
This volume is a compilation of essays from an international conference at the University of Zurich devoted to a phenomenon that is characteristic of the Roman Imperial Period and Late Antiquity: the pluralization of the notion of philosophy, which took on multiple new aspects in the context of intense conflict between the culture of antiquity and Christianity.
This volume is a compilation of essays from an international conference at the University of Zurich devoted to a phenomenon that is characteristic ...