Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans - Softcover

Kahn, Charles H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0872205754 ISBN 13: 9780872205758

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 2001

Synopsis

A 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.

About this title

About the Author:

Charles Kahn is Professor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania.

Review:

Kahn's excellent knowledge of the texts is apparent and his familiarity with the scholarly literature is manifest. . . . The volume is attractively written and and produced, and will do a real service in making the Pythagorean tradition . . . accessible to non-specialists. --Richard McKirahan, Philosophy in Review

This book provides an excellent overview of the development of Pythagorean theory after Pythagoras. Kahn's narrative is lucid and his judgment reliable. . . . This brief survey is admirably comprehensive in its treatment of Pythagorean influences. --Daniel W. Graham, Ancient Philosophy

This book, written by one of the world's leading authorities on ancient philosophy, combines a lucid overview of the broad sweep of the Pythagorean tradition, appropriate for readers new to the subject, with new scholarly insights, which will make it essential reading for scholars as well. There really is no comparable up-to-date volume available in English. It is a wonderful book. --Carl Huffman, DePauw University

About this edition

• Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0872205754
• ISBN 13: 9780872205758
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 206