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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

...Mysteries stresses the dependence of Pythagoras, Plato, and other Greek philosophers on the Egyptian priests. 14 But here Pythagoras appears as a lesser figure than...Egyptian priests guided and initiated Pythagoras, so will Abammon enlighten the...
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Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans: A Brief History

Book by Charles H. Kahn; Hackett, 2001

Subjects:

Pythagoras And Pythagorean School

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...late antiquity and in the middle ages. Of the many Greek commentaries, those by lamblichus, Asclepius of...machus-Boethius school tradition in establishing Pythagoras as the creator of Greek mathematics, see Burkert (1972), 406. 35 Heath...
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To Think like God: Pythagoras and Parmenides, the Origins of Philosophy

Book by Arnold Hermann; Parmenides, 2004

Subjects:

Philosophy--History, Pythagoras

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

god(s)/divinity characterization of Greek gods, 134 by Pythagoras, 45 government by, in Pythagoreanism, 56...118-119 origins of philosophy and, 1-5 Pythagoras as, 58 Pythagoras as a son of, 18 worshiping, 44 Goldin...
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The Greek Genius and Its Meaning to Us

Book by R. W. Livingstone; Clarendon Press, 1912

Subjects:

Greece--Civilization, Greek Literature--History And Criticism

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...strange to the average educated Greek were the theories that he was...traversed . Except Plato and Pythagoras no Greek writer really gave himself...heart, or that the spirit of Greek literature as a whole is otherworldliness...which we have attributed to the Greeks. We might show that...
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Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Sourcebook

Book by Daniel Ogden; Oxford University Press, 2002

Subjects:

Magic, Greek, Magic, Roman

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Porphyry Life of Pythagoras 28 9 Greek HERE THE STRONG LINK IS MADE BETWEEN Abaris, Pythagoras, and other shamans. Nor...returned to promote Apollo 7 . Pythagoras is compared with Abaris...of Aristeas of Proconessus Pythagoras the Samian was the first of the Greeks to dare claim that his body...

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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: History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...matured among the Greeks and Italians under Pythagoras. But it was at last...important. It was Pythagoras who introduced into Greek philosophical (as...doctrines and opinions to Pythagoras himself - the words Greek Text Omitted himself...
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Imagining Karma, Ethical Transformation in Amerindian, Buddhist, and Greek Rebirth

Journal article by A.L. Herman; Buddhist-Christian Studies, Vol. 24, 2004

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Books--Book reviews, Imagining Karma, Ethical Transformation in Amerindian, Buddhist, and Greek Rebirth (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Obeyesekere turns to the research on Greek rebirth views. From rebirth believers such as Pythagoras, Empedocles, Pindar, and...was invented de nova by the Greeks. In the Greek elementary rebirth eschatology...may be acceptable for most Greeks and most Hindus, it assumes...
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Descending Spirit and Descending Gods: a "greek" Interpretation of the Spirit's "descent as a Dove" in Mark 1:10

Journal article by Edward P. Dixon; Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 128, 2009

Subjects:

Jewish literature, Spirituality

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...GODS AS BIRDS: AN INTERPRETATION FROM GREEK MYTHOLOGY Dennis MacDonald has recently...was concentrated on one language, the Greek mother-tongue, and on one-it might...Odyssey were as likely to be found on a Greeks "bookshelf " as anything from the rest of Greek literature.30 Proof that Homeric thought...
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Appendix 1: Printed Text for Student of Greek, 1471-1529

Journal article by Paul Botley; Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 100, 2010

Subjects:

Grammar, Libraries, Printers

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Latin text is in red, and the Greek in black. The Greek font has no accents or breathings...of the seven sages; pseudo- Pythagoras; pseudo-Pho cylides; acrostich...43); verses in Latin and Greek (ibid., 43-45). Some of...
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The Latin and Greek Poetry of Charles Chauncy

Journal article by Betty J. Parks; Early American Literature, Vol. 14, 1979

Subjects:

American Literature--Colonial Period, Ca. 1600-1775, American Literature--Revolutionary Period, 1775-1783

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...take leave of us, (Such a light is accustomed to lie in the lap of the moon;) And may you be able, in heaven, to learn Pythagoras measures, And perhaps soon renew your knowledge of numbers: Unite with Phoebus and travel among the twelve constellations...

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Greek Philosophers Who Came to Africa to Study

Magazine article by Barima Adu-Asamoa; New African, October 2008

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History

Collections: History, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Deodorise Siculus, the Greek writer, came to Africa...celebrated among the Greeks for intelligence and...before Homer, the first Greek writer, began writing...the ancient world. Pythagoras is known to have spent...contained 10 virtues. The Greeks re-named this belief...Heliopolis). Strabo, the Greek historian who latter...down in Phaedros". * Pythagoras (5582-500BC...
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Made in Myth

Magazine article by Tom Meaney; New Criterion, Vol. 22, June 2004

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Books--Book reviews, The Locrian Maidens: Love and Death in Greek Italy (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Entire Library

...Maidens: Love and Death in Greek Italy. Princeton University...good, in fact, that when Pythagoras came to offer his services to the city, the citizens met Pythagoras at the border and said: We, Pythagoras, hear that you are a man...
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Ancient Greece's Death Penalty Dilemma and Its Influence on Modern Society

Magazine article by Robert Blecker; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 135, July 2006

Subjects:

Ancient Greek civilization--Influence, Capital punishment--History, Capital punishment--Influence, Capital punishment--Social aspects, Civilization, Greek--Influence, Constitutions, Future punishment, Murderers--Civil rights, Premeditation (Law), Revenge, Society--Social policy

Collections: History, Entire Library

...his way out, so, too, did the ancient Greeks. Repulsed by blood pollution and rejecting...jumped forward with the metaphysician Pythagoras, who conceived the universe as a kosmos...assume center stage. Them, the ancient Greeks teach us, we seek fairness. "Equity...
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Pythagoros and the Bean

Magazine article by Kate Garnons Williams; Contemporary Review, Vol. 263, October 1993

Subjects:

Faba bean--History, Greece--Personalities

Collections: Entire Library

...philosophical conviction. Pythagoras is chiefly remembered...those decidedly un-Greek ideas on which he based...fascination to the Greeks who felt something...practical reasons why Pythagoras warned his close...closed society in the Greek world. Initiates into...anything to go by, the Greeks were ever a practical...may have weighed with Pythagoras when he banned the...
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High-risk Defenses

Magazine article by Gregory Cochran, Paul W. Ewald; Natural History, Vol. 108, February 1999

Subjects:

Disease, Genetics, Infections, Pathology

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...passed down over the centuries, is credited to Pythagoras, the Greek philosopher and mathematician who lived in southern Italy 2,500 years ago. We also credit Pythagoras with saying, "Do not eat broad beans!" History...

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The Greek Philosopher Pythagoras Said the World Is Built on the Power of Numbers ... So Go Figure! What's in a Name {Ndash} and What's It Got to Do with Numbers?

Newspaper article; The Northern Star (Lismore, Australia), April 10, 2010

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

The Greek Philosopher Pythagoras Said the World Is Built on the Power of Numbers ... So Go Figure...This science was based on the ancient and famous philospher Pythagoras. He was born in Greece around 590 BC and was a very important...
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Halcyon Days on Pythagoras Island; DOING THE MATH: The Woodalls, Left, Have a Five-Year Rental Guarantee on Their Villa near Pithagorio, Above

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), December 2, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Halcyon Days on Pythagoras Island; DOING THE MATH...holidaymakers, the beautiful Greek islands have attractedsurprisingly...but a recent relaxation of Greek planning laws affecting...mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras, is the mostpopular island...
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Don't Be Anxious, Let's Learn Greek; Alpha Male: Brad Pitt in the 1994 Film Troy

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 7, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Dont Be Anxious, Lets Learn Greek; Alpha Male: Brad Pitt in...Sebba Critics choice ITS ALL GREEK TO ME by Charlotte Higgins...great delights of learning Greek is discovering that we use...thing or two about maths (Pythagoras, for instance) and astronomy...
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SAILING THE GREEK MYTH; GREECE TOURISM; A DVERTISEMENT FEATURE; A Sailing Holiday around the Greek Islands Is the Perfect Way to Discover Beautiful Places on a Voyage of Unforgettable Discovery

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), June 7, 2009

Subjects:

Sailing--Discovery and exploration, Tourism--Discovery and exploration, Travel industry--Discovery and exploration

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

SAILING THE GREEK MYTH; GREECE TOURISM; A...Sailing Holiday around the Greek Islands Is the Perfect Way...literature. Youve read the Greek myth...now discover the...once home to the likes of Pythagoras and Epikouros. In the Dodecanese...
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MATH & Music; Educators Find Creative Links with Science

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 29, 2002

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...says creativity is important in both math and music. Pythagoras, a Greek philosopher who is considered the father of geometry...study music. He says music is one of the subjects the Greek philosopher Plato suggested that people study in order...

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Pythagoras

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

PYTHAGORAS pithag r s, c.582 c.507 b.c., pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, founder of the...and tradition credits Pythagoras with the first use of the...1988); D. J. OMeara, Pythagoras Revived: Mathematics and...
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Pythagoras of Rhegium

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

PYTHAGORAS OF RHEGIUM pithag r s re j m, fl. 5th cent. b.c., Greek sculptor. In a signature on a pedestal at Olympia he declares himself a Samian, but the period of his training and work belongs...
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Greek Music

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

GREEK MUSIC the music of the ancient...inhabitants of Greece. Ancient Greek Music The music of ancient...Euripides . Finally, ancient Greek music lost its vitality and...discovery, usually attributed to Pythagoras of Samos, of the numerical...
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Porphyry , Greek Scholar

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

PORPHYRY , Greek scholar por fire, c.232 c.304, Greek scholar and Neoplatonic philosopher. He studied rhetoric...teacher of the Neoplatonist Iamblichus . He wrote lives of Pythagoras and of Plotinus and edited the Enneads of Plotinus. He...
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Science

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...by the Greek philosopher Pythagoras of Samos (6th cent. b...not in Greece itself but in Greek cities elsewhere, particularly...scientific accomplishments of the Greeks but added relatively little...Mediterranean. All of the Greek works were translated into...effort to improve or modify the Greek model of Ptolemy. In medicine...the scientific works of the Greeks and added to them, and also...

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