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; Next: About this document ; ... Historically, Pythagoras means much more that the familiar theorem about right triangles. The philosophy of Pythagoras and his school has impacted the very fiber of mathematics and physics, ... Pythagorean philosophy was the prime source of inspiration for Plato and Aristotle;
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www.math.tamu.edu/~dallen/history/pythag/pythag.html
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Concise summary of doctrines attributed to Pythagoras ... The theoretical doctrines taught by the master were strictly adhered to, so much so that the Pythagoreans were known for their frequent citation of the ipse dixit of the founder.
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www.newadvent.org/cathen/12587b.htm
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Pythagoreanism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pythagoreanism is a term used for the esoteric and metaphysical beliefs held by Pythagoras and his followers, the Pythagoreans, who were much influenced by mathematics and probably a very inspiration...
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Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans, Fragments and Commentary ... Passages in Plato referring to the Pythagoreans ... De coel. i. ; 268 a 10. For as the Pythagoreans say, the all and all things are defined by threes; for end and middle and beginning constitute the number of the all, and also the number of the triad.
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history.hanover.edu/texts/presoc/pythagor.htm
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That seems to imply the doctrine of the tripartite soul, which is also attributed to the early Pythagoreans on good authority, though it is common now to ascribe it to Plato. There are, however, clear references to it before his time, and it agrees much better with the general outlook of the Pythagoreans.
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www.utm.edu/research/iep/p/pythagor.htm
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Digest of this school's teachings and its relation to Platonism. ... When the democratic party gained control it fiercely turned on the Pythagoreans in their settlements and burned them. Those that survived fled back to the Greek mainland and settled around Thebes and Phlius.
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www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/p/pythagoreanism.ht...
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Irrational numbers history: Hippasus and Pythagoreans ... The Pythagoreans were a strict society and all discoveries that happened had to be directly credited to them, not the individual responsible for the discovery. The Pythagoreans were very secretive and did not want their discoveries to 'get out' so to speak.
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math.about.com/library/blpyth.htm
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The Pythagoreans wrote many geometric proofs, but it is difficult to ascertain who proved what, as the group wanted to keep their findings secret. Unfortunately, this vow of secrecy prevented an important mathematical idea from being made public.
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www.geom.uiuc.edu/~demo5337/Group3/hist.html
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Pythagoras - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pythagoras of Samos (Greek: , O Pūthagoras o Samios , "Pythagoras the Samian", or simply ; c. 570-c. 495 BC) was an Ionian Greek philosopher and founder of the religious movement called Pythagorean...
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