Pythagoras

PYTHAGORAS OF SAMOS Pythagoras of Samos, more commonly known as Pythagoras is recognized as the world’s first mathematician. Pythagoras’ image is mysterious because none of his writings are published, and the ‘society he led, half religious and half scientific, followed a code of secrecy’ (O’Connor and Robertson, 1993). He was born c575 BC in Samos, Greece, and was killed in c495 BC. Details about Pythagoras can be found in early biographical writings who would write of him having ‘divine powers’

The Greeks used Hesiod’s Theogony and various hero myths to explain and conceptualise the world around them, both internally, and externally. If we explore the ways in which the Greeks understood themselves, and how they play a part in the world socially, the internal importance of these texts become quite obvious. It instructs the Greeks how to live their lives, in doing so, the texts construct a guideline for them to follow; establishing rules and highlighting characteristics which are to be assumed

Discussion of the Pre-Socratics Socrates is easily one of the most well known names in the history of philosophy. He is even portrayed via the magic of Hollywood time travel in the popular movie “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” and was more recently quoted inaccurately on a t-shirt as saying, “I drank what?” Despite his fame, Socrates was not the first philosopher by far, and certainly not the earliest to make meaningful contributions to the field of philosophy. Some of the

Maison Dwyer Philosophy 100 Group A: Essay #5 Heraclitus vs. Parmenides: The Dispute of Change Heraclitus and Parmenides had very few similarities. They each tried to find the answer to what the universe exactly is. They both argued the “One”, but disagreed heavily on what the one thing was. There were many extreme differences between the ideas they each had, putting them on complete opposing sides. In this essay, I will highlight major differences while also briefly discussing the similarities

Heraclitus and Parmenides were two of the most influential and enigmatic of the Presocratic philosophers. Heraclitus argued for the idea that reality is impermanent, while Parmenides argued that reality is static. Parmenides also focused on using rationality to discern the nature of reality, as opposed to Heraclitus’ use of sensory experiences. They both argued for reality being one distinct thing, however there are differences between them in this idea of unity. Nietzsche 's perspectivism is

Socrates: Soul Man Intro (245 words) "How you have felt, O men of Athens, at hearing the speeches of my accusers, I cannot tell; but I know that their persuasive words almost made me forget who I was - such was the effect of them; and yet they have hardly spoken a word of truth.” - Apology, 17A So, as told by Plato, Socrates began his defence before an Athenian jury on charges of impiety and corrupting the youth of the city. However, the real aim of these accusations seems to have been to

A Greek Mathematician "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all,"- Hypatia. Hypatia was Greek; however she was born in Alexandria, Egypt around 370 A. D. Born in a magnificent Egyptian city that was the center of learning and knowledge. In a city that was founded by the Greek hero Alexander the great. While traveling abroad in Athens, Greece, Hypatia attended a school where she established her fame as a mathematician. On returning to Alexandria,

A Brief Biography of Pythagoras Pythagoras was a Greek religious leader who made huge developments in math. He is described as the first pure mathematician. Pythagoras is a very important figure in the development of mathematics and he made many contributions to the math we use today. Pythagoras was born c.570 BCE in Samos, Ionia, Greece and died on c.495 BCE on Matapontion. There is not a lot of information about his childhood. In 532 BCE, Pythagoras emigrated to Italy, where he attended a

“Praxiteles, who masterfully embodied the emotions of the soul in works of stone.” Praxiteles was one of the most prevalent Greek sculptors of his time. Despite this, not much is known today about his background. He lived and worked in Athens, Greece during the 4th century becoming wildly popular after his creation, Aphrodite of Cnidus (Fig. 3), was completed. He worked in marble as well as bronze, not clearly favoring either though his marble creations were more popular. His father, grandfather

In philosophy, philosophers develop ideas that can change the way we view the world. Many of the pre-Socratics, meaning before the time of Socrates, shared ideas that were later found in incorporated into other philosophers ideas and beliefs. For Plato, he incorporated ideas from Heraclitus and Parmenides in his book The Republic. Heraclitus believed that things are in a constant state of change. This was different compared to the ideas of the pre-Socratics who believed in monism. Monism is the