PHILOLAUS OF CROTON: PYTHAGOREAN AND PRESOCRATIC by Philolaus, Carl A. Huffman ( 9780511597367 )

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PHILOLAUS OF CROTON: PYTHAGOREAN AND PRESOCRATIC
A COMMENTARY ON THE FRAGMENTS AND TESTIMONIA WITH INTERPRETIVE ESSAYS

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ISBN 10:

0511597363

ISBN 13:

9780511597367

Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

6 July, 2010

Translated from:

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Description:

This is the first comprehensive study for nearly 200 years of what remains of the writings of the Presocratic philosopher Philolaus of Croton (470-390 BC).

Synopsis:

This is the first comprehensive study for nearly 200 years of what remains of the writings of the Presocratic philosopher Philolaus of Croton (c. 470-385 BC). These fragments are crucial to our understanding of one of the most influential schools of ancient philosophy, the Pythagoreans; they also show close ties with the main lines of development of Presocratic thought, and represent a significant response to thinkers such as Parmenides and Anaxagoras. Professor Huffman presents the fragments and testimonia (including the spurious fragments in a separate section for reference) with accompanying translations and introductory chapters and interpretive commentary. He not only produces further argument for the authenticity of much that used to be neglected, but also undertakes a critique of Aristotle's testimony, opening the way for a quite new reading of fifth-century Pythagoreanism in general and of Philolaus in particular. Philolaus is revealed as a serious natural philosopher.

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1 b/w illus.

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Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

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