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Author:   Carl A. Huffman (DePauw University, Indiana)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.760kg
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9781316648476

ISBN 10:   1316648478
Pages:   532
Publication Date:   16 March 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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.

Reviews

'… 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

'... 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

Author Information

Carl A. Huffman is Research Professor and Emeritus Professor of Classical Studies at DePauw University. He is author of Archytas of Tarentum: Pythagorean, Philosopher, and Mathematician King (2005) and Philolaus of Croton: Pythagorean and Presocratic (1993).

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