The Pythagorean idea that number is the key to understanding reality inspired philosophers in the 4th and 5th centuries AD to develop theories in physics and metaphysics based on mathematical models. This book examines their theories in the light of newly discovered evidence.
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The Pythagorean idea that number is the key to understanding reality inspired philosophers in the 4th and 5th centuries AD to develop theories in physics and metaphysics based on mathematical models. This book examines their theories in the light of newly discovered evidence.
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Add this copy of Pythagoras Revived: Mathematics and Philosophy in Late to cart. $221.61, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Oxford University Press.
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Very Good Condition. A very presentable copy with minimal wear. Dust jacket is fully intact, only lightly rubbed at edges. Internally, clean and fresh, with unmarked and uncreased pages. Publisher's note: This title examines the Pythagorean idea that number is the key to understanding reality, describing first the Pythagorean interests of Platonists in the second and third centuries and then Iamblichus's programme to Pythagoreanize Platonism in the fourth century in his work 'On Pythagoreanism'. Size: 21.6 x 13.8 x 2.1 cm. xii, 251 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Philosophy; Pythagoras and Pythagorean school; Mathematics--Philosophy--History; ISBN: 0198244851. ISBN/EAN: 9780198244851. Add. Inventory No: 241125GAY0387601.
