Pythagoras Revived (1989)

Pythagoras Revived (1989)

Dominic J. O'Meara

Year: 1989
Authors: Dominic J. O'Meara
Publishers: Oxford University Press, USA
Pages: 272
Print type: BOOK

Description:

This book marks a breakthrough in our understanding of the subject by examining two themes in conjunction for the first time: the figure of Pythagoras as interpreted by the Neoplatonist philosophers of the period, and the use of mathematical ideas in physics and metaphysics.