Philolaus of Croton: Pythagorean and Presocratic: A Commentary on the Fragments and Testimonia with Interpretive Essays (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521415255)

This is the first comprehensive study for nearly 200 years of what remains of the writings of the Presocratic philosopher Philolaus of Croton (470-390 B.C.). Professor Huffman presents the fragments and testimonia with accompanying translations and introductory chapters and interpretive commentary. He produces further arguments for the authenticity of much that used to be neglected, and undertakes a critique of Aristotle's testimony, opening the way for a quite new reading of fifth-century Pythagoreanism in general and of Philolaus in particular.

Author: Philolaus
ISBN-10: 052141525X
ISBN-13: 9780521415255
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/22/1993
Pages: 468
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.88lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.19d