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Pythagoras Revived: Mathematics and Philosophy in Late Antiquity

By Dominic J. O'Meara

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
1991
ISBN
9780198239130, 0198239130
Open Library ID
OL7398059M
Language
english
Format
DOC
Filesize
4 MB (3888640 bytes)
Series
Clarendon Paperbacks
Pages
264\0
Library
mexmat
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

The Pythagorean idea that numbers are the key to understanding reality inspired philosophers in late Antiquity (4th and 5th centuries A.D.) to develop theories in physics and metaphysics based on mathematical models. This book draws on some newly discovered evidence, including fragments of Iamblichus's On Pythagoreanism, to examine these early theories and trace their influence on later Neoplatonists (particularly Proclus and Syrianus) and on medieval and early modern philosophy.

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