Archytas of Tarentum: Pythagorean, Philosopher and Mathematician King

Huffman, Carl

ISBN 10: 0521837464 / ISBN 13: 9780521837460

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Archytas of Tarentum: Pythagorean, Philosopher and Mathematician King
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521837464
• ISBN 13: 9780521837460
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Archytas of Tarentum was a central figure in fourth-century Greek life and thought and the last great philosopher in the early Pythagorean tradition. He solved a famous mathematical puzzle, saved Plato from the tyrant of Syracuse, led a powerful Greek city state, and was the subject of three books by Aristotle. This first extensive study of Archytas' work in any language presents a radically new interpretation of his significance for fourth-century Greek thought and his relationship to Plato, as well as a full commentary on all the fragments and testimonia.

About the Author

Carl A. Huffman is Professor of Classics at DePauw University. He is the author of Philolaus of Croton: Pythagorean and Presocratic (052141525X) and contributor to The Cambridge Companion to Early Greek Philosophy (ed. A. A. Long) (0521446678).