The Golden Verses
Published on 26. May 2017
Book
Hardback
96 pages
978-618-5048-69-3 (ISBN)
Description
Pythagoras (ca 585 BC 495 BC), a a philosopher, mathematician and musical theoretician wrote nothing down during the course of his life, not even the Theorem attributed to him. And yet his knowledge and wisdom changed the world, and have survived through the ages to benefit us today. The essence of Pythagoras teachings is contained in TheGolden Verses, seventy-one verses constituting guidelines on how to live. Functioning as admonitions, they link the human with the divine element and determine the point at which both converge to reveal how we might ourselves attain this supreme virtue in our everyday lives.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Greece
Dimensions
Height: 165 mm
Width: 120 mm
Weight
157 gr
ISBN-13
978-618-5048-69-3 (9786185048693)
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Persons
Pythagoras, an important philosopher, mathematician and music theorist, was born on the island of Samos, probably in 585 BC. He studied with the philosopher Pherecydes inSyrosand with Thales and Anaximander in Miletus, and travelled widely, including to Egypt, where he lived for more than twenty years, and Babylonia. Pythagoras eventually settled in Croton in southern Italy, where he founded his school. His teachings have come down to us thanks to his hundreds of pupils since Pythagoras himself left no written work.
Content
Pythagoras: Between Myth and History; The Golden Verses