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Pythagoras Revived: Mathematics and Philosophy in Late Antiquity

Book by Dominic J. O'Meara; Clarendon Press, 1990

Subjects:

Mathematics--Philosophy--History, Pythagoras And Pythagorean School

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

The Pythagorean idea that number is the key to understanding reality inspired philosophers in the fourth and fifth centuries to develop theories in physics and metaphysics using mathematical models. These theories were to become influential in medieval and early modern philosophy, yet until now ...
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The Pythagorean idea that number is the key to understanding reality inspired philosophers in the fourth and fifth centuries to develop theories in physics and metaphysics using mathematical models. These theories were to become influential in medieval and early modern philosophy, yet until now, they have not received the serious attention they deserve. 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.
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Ancient Mathematics

Book by S. Cuomo; Routledge, 2001

Subjects:

Mathematics, Ancient

Collections: History, Entire Library

The theorem of Pythagoras, Euclid's "Elements", Archimedes' method to find the volume of a sphere: all parts of the invaluable legacy of ancient mathematics. But ancient mathematics was also about counting and measuring, surveying land and attributing mystical significance to the number six.This ...
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The theorem of Pythagoras, Euclid's "Elements", Archimedes' method to find the volume of a sphere: all parts of the invaluable legacy of ancient mathematics. But ancient mathematics was also about counting and measuring, surveying land and attributing mystical significance to the number six.This volume offers the first accessible survey of the discipline in all its variety and diversity of practices. The period covered ranges from the fifth century BC to the sixth century AD, with the focus on the Mediterranean region. Topics include:* mathematics and politics in classical Greece* the formation of mathematical traditions* the self-image of mathematicians in the Graeco-Roman period* mathematics and Christianity* and the use of the mathematical past in late antiquity.
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The Commentary of Al-Nayrizi on Book I of Euclid's Elements of Geometry: With an Introduction on the Transmission of Euclid's Elements in the Middle Ages

Book by Anthony Lo Bello; Brill, 2003

Subjects:

Euclid--Elements--Book 1, Geometry--Early Works To 1800, Mathematics, Greek

Collections: Entire Library

...for the use of students of mathematics who could read Greek 72, a...more than quotations by Porphyry (233 - c. 304) or Pappus...this commentary, from which Porphyry and Pappus later made numerous...not seem to know either Porphyry, Pappus, or Proclus at all...
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Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times - Vol. 2

Book by Morris Kline; Oxford University Press, 1990

Subjects:

Mathematics--History

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This comprehensive history traces the development of mathematical ideas and the careers of the mathematicians responsible for them. Originally published in 1972, it is now available as a three volume paperback edition. Volume 1 looks at the discipline's origins in Babylon and Egypt, the creation of ...
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This comprehensive history traces the development of mathematical ideas and the careers of the mathematicians responsible for them. Originally published in 1972, it is now available as a three volume paperback edition. Volume 1 looks at the discipline's origins in Babylon and Egypt, the creation of geometry and trigonometry by the Greeks, and the role of mathematics in the medieval and early modern periods. Volume 2 focuses on calculus, the rise of analysis in the nineteenth century, and the number theories of Dedekind and Dirichlet. The concluding volume covers the revival of projective geometry, the emergence of abstract algebra, the beginnings of topology, and the influence of Gödel on recent mathematical study.
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The Continuous and the Discrete: Ancient Physical Theories from a Contemporary Perspective

Book by Michael J. White; Oxford University Press, 1992

Subjects:

Aristotle--Contributions In Metaphysics, Mathematics--Philosophy, Metaphysics--Mathematical Models, Philosophy, Ancient, Science--Philosophy--Mathematical Models

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

This book presents a detailed analysis of three ancient models of spatial magnitude, time, and local motion. The Aristotelian model is presented as an application of the ancient, geometrically orthodox conception of extension to the physical world. The other two models, which represent departures ...
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This book presents a detailed analysis of three ancient models of spatial magnitude, time, and local motion. The Aristotelian model is presented as an application of the ancient, geometrically orthodox conception of extension to the physical world. The other two models, which represent departures from mathematical orthodoxy, are a "quantum" model of spatial magnitude, and a Stoic model, according to which limit entities such as points, edges, and surfaces do not exist in (physical) reality. The book is unique in its discussion of these ancient models within the context of later philosophical, scientific, and mathematical developments.
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Pythagoras in the Renaissance: The Case of Marsilio Ficino

Journal article by Christopher S. Celenza; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 52, 1999

Subjects:

Ficino, Marsilio--Philosophy, Philosophy, Ancient--Influence

Collections: Philosophy, History, Literature, Entire Library

...that Platos science of dialectic is superior to Pythagorean mathematics in theological matters. See OMeara, 1989, 142-211, esp. 148...Edwards, M. J. "Two Images of Pythagoras: Iamblichus and Porphyry." In The Divine Iamblichus: Philosopher and Man of the Gods...
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Dorrie, Heinrich, and Matthias Baltes. Die Philosophische Lehre Des Platonismus [3]. Von der "Seele" Als der Ursache Aller Sinnvollen Ablaufe

Journal article by Joseph Mccoy; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 57, 2003

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Die Philosophische Lehre des Platonismus [3]. Von der "Seele" als der Ursache aller sinnvollen Ablaufe (Book)

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...mathematics remains their point of departure. One might say that mathematics is employed figuratively to lend cogency to this prior vision...Platonists alongside central figures such as Plotinus and Porphyry. The compilation of these texts in the original languages...
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Abelard's Theory of Relations: Reductionism and the Aristotelian Tradition

Journal article by Jeffrey E. Brower; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 51, 1998

Subjects:

Abelard, Peter--Philosophy, Aristotle--Influence, Reductionism--Philosophy, Relation (Philosophy)--Analysis

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...2) Bertrand Russell, Principles of Mathematics (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press...Republic 438a7-b1 (see Steven K. Strange, Porphyry: On Aristotles Categories, Ithaca: Cornell...26-56. (29) Russell, Principles of Mathematics, secs. 212-14. The claim that relational...
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Common Sources for the Semiotic of Charles Peirce and John Poinsot

Journal article by Mauricio Beuchot, John Deely; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 48, 1995

Subjects:

Peirce, Charles Sanders--Philosophy, Scholasticism--Influence, Semiotics--History

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...Aristotelian theory of definition and tree of Porphyry which springs front it. "It was Augustine...In his c. 1896 work on "The Logic of Mathematics; An Attempt to Develop My Categories...quite another direction, and modern mathematics and modern physics drew away still more...
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Ptolemy and Strabo and Their Conversation with Appeles and Protogenes: Cosmography and Painting in Raphael's 'School of Athens.'

Journal article by Christiane L. Joost-Gaugier; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 51, 1998

Subjects:

Painting, Medieval--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Raphael--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...greatest work of Ptolemy, its complicated mathematics and astronomical charts were less appealing...Iamblichus, Aulus Gellius, Proclus, Porphyry, and others. On the significance of...of the Exact Sciences of Antiquity. Mathematics, Astronomy, Geography." In Rome Reborn...

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Death of the Emperor Frederick II

Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 50, December 2000

Subjects:

Frederick II, King of Prussia--Biography

Collections: History, Entire Library

...by his Saracen bodyguard and buried in a sarcophagus of red porphyry mounted on four carved lions. The body was wrapped in cloth...Jewish and Muslim sages. He encouraged scholarship, poetry and mathematics, and original thinking in all areas. He was a fine horseman...
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Marsilio Ficino Renaissance Man

Magazine article by Valery Rees; History Today, Vol. 49, July 1999

Subjects:

Ficino, Marsilio--Influence, Italy--15th century, Philosophers--Influence, Scholars--Influence

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Egyptian Mysteries; Psellus on Daemons; Priscan on the Soul; Porphyry and Proclus on Sacrifice and Magic; the Mystical Theology...resurrection and rebirth; he became interested in astronomy and mathematics, together with their sister arts of astrological influences...
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The State of the Art World: The Nineties Begin

Magazine article by Arthur C. Danto; The Nation, Vol. 251, July 9, 1990

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Art critics--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Bartlett, Jennifer--Criticism and interpretation, Mangold, Robert--Criticism and interpretation, Reed, David--Criticism and interpretation, Rockburne, Dorothea--Criticism and interpretation, Sherman, Cindy--Criticism and interpretation

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...seemed rather geometrical and she likes to say that she reads mathematics and logic texts for inspiration and recreation. In recent...employ so that Josephs coat should be a chromatic astonishment: porphyry, lapis lazuli, the gold of gold leaf, the orange of sea urchins...

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