Pythagoras and the PythagoreansA fascinating portrait of the Pythagorean tradition, including a substantial account of the Neo-Pythagorean revival, and ending with Johannes Kepler on the threshold of modernism. |
Contents
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PYTHAGOREAN PHILOSOPHY BEFORE PLATO | 23 |
PYTHAGOREAN PHILOSOPHY IN THE TIME OF ARCHYTAS AND PLATO | 39 |
THE NEW PYTHAGOREAN PHILOSOPHY IN THE EARLY ACADEMY | 63 |
THE SURVIVAL OF PYTHAGOREANISM IN THE HELLENISTIC AGE | 72 |
THE PYTHAGOREAN TRADITION IN ROME | 86 |
THE NEOPYTHAGOREAN PHILOSOPHERS | 94 |
IX THE PYTHAGOREAN HERITAGE | 139 |
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Back Cover | 196 |
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