On Pythagoreanism

Gabriele Cornelli

ISBN 10: 3110318458 / ISBN 13: 9783110318456

Published by De Gruyter, 2013

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The purpose of the conference 'On Pythagoreanism', held in Brasilia in 2011, was to bring together leading scholars from all over the world to define the status quaestionis for the ever-increasing interest and research on Pythagoreanism in the 21st century. The papers included in this volume exemplify the variety of topics and approaches now being used to understand the polyhedral image of one of the most fascinating and long-lasting intellectual phenomena in Western history. Cornelli's paper opens the volume by charting the course of Pythagorean studies over the past two centuries. The remaining contributions range chronologically from Pythagoras and the early Pythagoreans of the archaic period (6th-5th centuries BCE) through the classical, hellenistic and late antique periods, to the eighteenth century. Thematically they treat the connections of Pythagoreanism with Orphism and religion, with mathematics, metaphysics and epistemology and with politics and the Pythagorean way of life.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: On Pythagoreanism
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110318458
• ISBN 13: 9783110318456
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 236W x 160H x 35D millimeters 236 millimeters width by 160 millimeters height by 35 millimeters depth
• Weight: 965 grams

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Synopsis

The purpose of the conference “On Pythagoreanism”, held in Brasilia in 2011, was to bring together leading scholars from all over the world to define the status quaestionis for the ever-increasing interest and research on Pythagoreanism in the 21st century. The papers included in this volume exemplify the variety of topics and approaches now being used to understand the polyhedral image of one of the most fascinating and long-lasting intellectual phenomena in Western history. Cornelli’s paper opens the volume by charting the course of Pythagorean studies over the past two centuries. The remaining contributions range chronologically from Pythagoras and the early Pythagoreans of the archaic period (6th-5th centuries BCE) through the classical, hellenistic and late antique periods, to the eighteenth century. Thematically they treat the connections of Pythagoreanism with Orphism and religion, with mathematics, metaphysics and epistemology and with politics and the Pythagorean way of life.

About the Author

G. Cornelli, University of Brasília; R. McKirahan, Pomona College, Claremont CA; C. Macris, CNRS Paris.