Philolaus of Croton

Pythagorean and Presocratic

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ID23157208
AuthorsPhilolaus Philolaus, Carl A Huffman (DePauw University), Philolaus of Croton
Year1993
Publication date1993-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenuePhilolaus of Croton : Pythagorean and Presocratic (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511597367
OpenAlexW4243797534
Open LibraryOL34448490M
ISBN9780511597367
LanguageEN
Citations received9

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.

Argument (complex analysis) · Art · Croton · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literature · Natural (archaeology) · Reading (process) · Section (typography) · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Computer Science · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy · Early works to 1800

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