Archytas of Tarentum : Pythagorean, philosopher, and mathematician king /

In fourth-century Greece Archytas of Tarentum solved a famous mathematical puzzle, saved Plato from the tyrant of Syracuse and led a powerful Greek city state. This book presents a radically new interpretation of his significance for fourth-century Greek thought and provides a full commentary on all...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Huffman, Carl A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Griego
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Temas:
Archytas, > of Tarentum.
Archytas, > de Tarente.
Archytas, > (of Tarentum.)
Archytas, > of Tarentum
Archytas > Tarentinus.
Mathematics, Ancient.
Pythagorean theorem.
Mathematicians > Greece > Biography.
Philosophy, Ancient.
Scientists > Greece > Biography.
Mathématiques anciennes.
Théorème de Pythagore.
Mathématiciens > Grèce > Biographies.
Philosophie ancienne.
Scientifiques > Grèce > Biographies.
MATHEMATICS > History & Philosophy.
Scientists
Pythagorean theorem
Philosophy, Ancient
Mathematics, Ancient
Mathematicians
Philosophie
Mathematik
Didactisch proza.
Grieks.
Filosofie.
Wiskunde.
Greece
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Preface; chapter i Life, writings and reception; chapter ii The philosophy of Archytas; chapter iii The authenticity question; chapter i Fragment 1; chapter ii Fragment 2; chapter iii Fragment 3; chapter iv Fragment 4; chapter i Testimonia for Archytas' life, writings and reception; chapter ii Moral philosophy and character; chapter iii Geometry: The duplication of the cube; chapter iv Music; chapter v Metaphysics; chapter vi Physics; chapter vii Miscellaneous testimonia; Appendix 1 Spurious writings and testimonia.

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