ISBN:
0521837464
ISBN 13:
9780521837460
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Archytas of Tarentum (2005)
Archytas of Tarentum
by
Carl A. Huffman
This 2005 book examines the significance of the mathematician Archytas of Tarentum in fourth-century Greece.
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Archytas of Tarentum is one of the three most important philosophers in the Pythagorean tradition, a prominent mathematician, who gave the first solution to the famous problem of doubling the cube, an important music theorist, and the leader of a powerful Greek city-state. He is famous for sending a trireme to rescue Plato from the clutches of the tyrant of Syracuse, Dionysius II, in 361 BC. This 2005 study was the first extensive enquiry into Archytas' work in any language. It contains original texts, English translations and a commentary for all the fragments of his writings and for all testimonia concerning his life and work. In addition there are introductory essays on Archytas' life and writings, his philosophy, and the question of authenticity. Carl A. Huffman presents an interpretation of Archytas' significance both for the Pythagorean tradition and also for fourth-century Greek thought, including the philosophies of Plato and Aristotle.
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General info
Publisher & Imprint:
Cambridge University Press
City:
Cambridge
Pages:
682
More info:
height 228 mm
width 152 mm
weight 1170 gr
thickness 41 mm
Subject Indexing & Classification
Dewey:(DC22) 510.92
Library of Congress Subject: B213.Z7 H84 2005 Archytas,--of Tarentum
Departments:
Ancient western philosophy to c 500;
Record updated at:
09 May, 2013
time:
13:18
Summary
Archytas of Tarentum
Part I. Introductory Essays: 1. Life, writings and reception; 2. The philosophy of Archytas; 3. The authenticity question; Part II. Genuine Fragments: 1. Fragment 1; 2. Fragment 2; 3. Fragment 3; 4. Fragment 4; Part III: Genuine Testimonia: 1. Life and writings (A1-A6, B5-B8); 2. Moral philosophy and character; 3. Geometry: the duplication of the cube (A14 and A15); 4. Music; 5. Metaphysics; 6. Physics; 7. Miscellaneous testimonia; Appendix: Spurious writings and testimonia; Appendix: Archytas' name.
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