GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) Philosophy (XH-C4) Video Course Lecture: Theory of Pythagoras (35 mins) | Lecture 92 of 301
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Topics Covered
- Classical and Modern Western Philosophy » Metaphysics
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A polymath
No authentic writings have survived.
Discussed at length by Plato and Russell
Founder of the school- Pythagoreanism
Some of the key features of the school are discussed. For instance;
- Practice vegetarianism
- Practice silence
- Follow asceticism
- Listen to music, etc.
Understanding his Arche- Numbers: Numbers are understood by him graphically and not symbolically via letters.
Understanding the concept of Body and Soul
A feminist philosopher
Understanding Pythagoras՚ notion of an ethical life
Pythagoras as a Cosmologist
Understanding the theory of Opposites
References: A History of Philosophy by Frank Thilly, A critical History of Western Philosophy by Y Masih. Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy.