THE
PHILOSOPHY OF PYTHAGORAS
NAME OF THE PHILOSOPHER
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Pythagoras
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BRANCH
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Metaphysics
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APPROACH
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Pythagoreanism
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PHILOSOPHY
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1.
Everything in
the universe conforms to mathematical rules and ratios.
2.
So if we understand number and mathematical relationships
we come to understand the structure of the cosmos.
3.
Mathematics is the key model for philosophical
thought.
4.
Number is the ruler of forms.
5.
Number is the ruler of ideas.
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GIST
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Number is the ruler of forms.
Number is the ruler of ideas.
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KEY WORKS
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QUOTES
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1.
“There is
geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the
spheres.”
2.
“Reason is
immortal, all else is mortal.”
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