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Theon of Smyrna
This is a great book for people interested in plato, pythagorianism, and the effects of pythogoras on the works of plato. It's probably less interesting for achademics because it's focused on a aspect of plato's workwich are not generally concidered to be of great importantce in achademiccircels. This is unfortunate because this work, allong with a few others,clearly shows that to understand plato's meaning it is quite essential tobe aware of the importance Plato placed on these mathmatical theories andhow they relate to his philosophy. Anyway, beautifull book and a good,clear translation. I'd also recommend: T.Taylors 'the theoreticalarithmatic of the pythagorians', Nicomachus of gerasa's 'introduction toarithmatic', 'the pythaogrian source book'(compilation), and mostimportantly E.McClain's "pythagorian Plato". This last book,propably the best book I've ever read, is much easier to understand afterhaving read (and studied) theon. It's to bad the achademic word chose toignore this aspect of greek philosophy, I think it would have greatlyincreased our understanding of ancient philosophy and the history ofwestern thought in general. This is of course no reason not to persue thesubject ourselves, so for those of you who are inclined to do so, this bookis a great start. Obviously it's not easy reading and you can clearly seethe translators trouble in translating some of the the mathmaticalpassages. It's a great book simply because it exists (in english). It isone of a handfull of books on this subject to have survived to our time andone of the very very few that someone as actually taken the trouble totranslate. My thank to the translator and publisher for making it availableto the (non-greek-speaking) public! ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Pythagoras, Ptolemy, Aristoxenus, Archytas, Theon of Smyrna, Nicomachus, Adrastus of Aphrodisias, Didymus the Musician. Excerpt:Adrastus (Greek : ; 2nd century) of Aphrodisias was a Peripatetic philosopher who lived in the second century AD. He was the author of a treatise on the arrangement of Aristotle 's writings and his system of philosophy, quoted by Simplicius , and by Achilles Tatius . Some commentaries of his on the Timaeus of Plato are also quoted by Porphyry , and a treatise on the Categories of Aristotle by Galen . None of these have come down to us. He was a competent mathematician , whose writings on harmonics are frequently cited by Theon of Smyrna in the surviving sections of his On Mathematics Useful for the Understanding of Plato . In the 17th century, a work by Adrastus on harmonics , ("On Harmonics"), was said by Gerhard Johann Vossius to have been preserved, in manuscript, in the Vatican Library , although the manuscript appears to be no longer extant, if indeed this was not an error on Vossius' part. Adrastus of Philippi is also reported by Stephanus of Byzantium , as a peripatetic philosopher, he is presumably the same philosopher, unless there was a different, earlier, disciple of Aristotle. References (URLs online) This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1870). A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Archytas Archytas (Greek : ; 428 347 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher , mathematician , astronomer , statesman , and strategist . He was a scientist of the Pythagorean school and famous for being the reputed founder of mathematical mechanics, as well as a good friend of Plato . Life and work Archytas was born in Tarentum , Magna Graecia (now southern Italy ) and wa... ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Homer, Irenaeus, Polycarp, Bion of Smyrna, Quintus Smyrnaeus, Theon of Smyrna, Hermippus of Smyrna, Andeolus, Nymphidianus of Smyrna, Onomastus of Smyrna, Lollius Bassus, Maximus of Smyrna. Excerpt:Saint Andeolus Andeolus or Andéol was born in Smyrna in the 2nd century. A subdeacon , he was sent by Polycarp , along with Benignus , to evangelize southern Gaul . He went to the Vivarais . Septimius Severus , passing through that region, had him put to death; his head was stabbed with a gladius on May 1, 208, at Bergoiata, a Gallic settlement on a rocky peak over the Rhône River which would be later known as Bourg-Saint-Andéol . The body, thrown into the Rhone, was later found and placed in a sarcophagus by a rich Roman woman, Anycia or Amycia Eucheria Tullia (Blessed Tullie), daughter of senator Eucherius Valerianus (Eucherius of Lyon ). His sarcophagus was rediscovered in 1865 during excavations in the St. Polycarp chapel of the eleventh century church of in Bourg-Saint-Andéol (Ardèche ). Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Bion (Greek : , gen.: ), Greek bucolic poet , was a native of the city of Smyrna and flourished about 100 BC. Most of his work is lost. There remain 17 fragments (preserved in ancient anthologies) and the "Epitaph on Adonis," a mythological poem on the death of Adonis and the lament of Aphrodite (preserved in several late medieval manuscripts of bucolic poetry). Some of the fragments show the pastoral themes that were typical of ancient Greek bucolic poetry, while others attest the broader thematic interpretation of the bucolic form that prevailed in the later Hellenistic period. They are often concerned with love, mainly homosexual. Besides Adonis, other myths that appear in his work are those of Hyacinthus and the Cyclops ; to... ... Read more

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Chapters: Theon of Smyrna, Faustina the Elder, Xu Shen, Aeulius Nicon,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Theon of Smyrna (fl. 100 CE) was a Greek philosopher and mathematician, whose works were strongly influenced by the Pythagorean school of thought. His surviving On Mathematics Useful for the Understanding of Plato is an introductory survey of Greek mathematics. Little is known about the life of Theon of Smyrna. A bust created at his death, and dedicated by his son, was discovered at Smyrna, and art historians date it to around 135 CE. Ptolemy refers several times in his Almagest to a Theon who made observations at Alexandria, but it is uncertain whether he is referring to Theon of Smyrna. The lunar impact crater Theon Senior is named for him. Theon wrote several commentaries on the works of mathematicians and philosophers of the time, including works on the philosophy of Plato. Most of these works are lost. The one major survivor is his On Mathematics Useful for the Understanding of Plato. A second work concerning the order in which to study Plato's works has recently been discovered in an Arabic translation. His On Mathematics Useful for the Understanding of Plato is not a commentary on Plato's writings but rather a general handbook for a student of mathematics. It is not so much a groundbreaking work as a reference work of ideas already known at the time. Its status as a compilation of already-established knowledge and its thorough citation of earlier sources is part of what makes it valuable. The first part of this work is divided into two parts, the first covering the subjects of numbers and the second dealing with music and harmony. The first section, on mathematics, is most focused on what today is most commonly known as number theory:...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1714552 ... Read more

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Chapters: Theon of Smyrna, Vibia Sabina,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 16. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Theon of Smyrna (fl. 100 CE) was a Greek philosopher and mathematician, whose works were strongly influenced by the Pythagorean school of thought. His surviving On Mathematics Useful for the Understanding of Plato is an introductory survey of Greek mathematics. Little is known about the life of Theon of Smyrna. A bust created at his death, and dedicated by his son, was discovered at Smyrna, and art historians date it to around 135 CE. Ptolemy refers several times in his Almagest to a Theon who made observations at Alexandria, but it is uncertain whether he is referring to Theon of Smyrna. The lunar impact crater Theon Senior is named for him. Theon wrote several commentaries on the works of mathematicians and philosophers of the time, including works on the philosophy of Plato. Most of these works are lost. The one major survivor is his On Mathematics Useful for the Understanding of Plato. A second work concerning the order in which to study Plato's works has recently been discovered in an Arabic translation. His On Mathematics Useful for the Understanding of Plato is not a commentary on Plato's writings but rather a general handbook for a student of mathematics. It is not so much a groundbreaking work as a reference work of ideas already known at the time. Its status as a compilation of already-established knowledge and its thorough citation of earlier sources is part of what makes it valuable. The first part of this work is divided into two parts, the first covering the subjects of numbers and the second dealing with music and harmony. The first section, on mathematics, is most focused on what today is most commonly known as number theory: odd numbers, even numbers, prime nu...http://booksllc.net/?id=1714552 ... Read more

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Chapters: Ancient Greek Music Theorists, Pythagoras, Ptolemy, Aristoxenus, Archytas, Alypius, Theon of Smyrna, Nicomachus, Adrastus of Aphrodisias, Damon of Athens, Aristides Quintilianus, Didymus the Musician. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 64. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Pythagoras of Samos (Greek: , O Pythagoras o Samios, "Pythagoras the Samian", or simply ; c. 570-c. 495 BC) was an Ionian Greek philosopher and founder of the religious movement called Pythagoreanism. Most of our information about Pythagoras was written down centuries after he lived, thus very little reliable information is known about him. He was born on the island of Samos, and may have travelled widely in his youth, visiting Egypt and other places seeking knowledge. Around 530 BC, he moved to Croton, a Greek colony in southern Italy, and there set up a religious sect. His followers pursued the religious rites and practices developed by Pythagoras, and studied his philosophical theories. The society took an active role in the politics of Croton, but this eventually led to their downfall. The Pythagorean meeting-places were burned, and Pythagoras was forced to flee the city. He is said to have ended his days in Metapontum. Pythagoras made influential contributions to philosophy and religious teaching in the late 6th century BC. He is often revered as a great mathematician, mystic and scientist, and he is best known for the Pythagorean theorem which bears his name. However, because legend and obfuscation cloud his work even more than with the other pre-Socratic philosophers, one can say little with confidence about his teachings, and some have questioned whether he contributed much to mathematics and natural philosophy. Many of the accomplishments credited to Pythagoras may actually have been accomplishment...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=23275 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Apollonius of Tyana, Iamblichus, Nigidius Figulus, Numenius of Apamea, Theon of Smyrna, Nicomachus, Secundus the Silent, Sotion, Damis, Moderatus of Gades, Cronius the Pythagorean, Anaxilaus, Alexicrates. Excerpt:Alexicrates (Ancient Greek : ) was a Pythagorean philosopher who lived at the time of Plutarch (that is, around the turn of the 1st century), and whose disciples continued to observe the ancient diet of the Pythagoreans, abstaining from fish altogether. Another person of this name occurs in Plutarch . References (URLs online) This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1870). A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Anaxilaus of Larissa was a physician and Pythagorean philosopher . According to Eusebius , he was banished from Rome in B.C. 28 by Augustus on the charge of practicing magic . Anaxilaus wrote about the "magical" properties of minerals, herbs, and other substances and derived drugs, and is cited by Pliny in this regard. Some believe his exceptional knowledge of natural science allowed him to produce tricks that were mistaken for magic. References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Apollonius of Tyana Apollonius of Tyana (Greek : ; ca. 15? ca. 100? AD ) was a Greek Neopythagorean philosopher from the town of Tyana in the Roman province of Cappadocia in Asia Minor . Little is certainly known about him. Being a first century orator and philosopher around the time of Christ , he was compared to Jesus of Nazareth by Christians in the fourth century and by various popular writers in modern times. Life dates Apollonius's dates are uncertain. His primary biographer, Philostratus the Elder (c.170 247 CE) places him c. 3 BCE to 97 CE. Others agree that he was r... ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Kapitel: Thales, Anaximander, Claudius Ptolemäus, Eudoxos Von Knidos, Philippos Von Opus, Hypatia, Theon Von Smyrna, Aristarchos Von Samos, Aryabhata, Hipparchos, Zu Chong-Zhi, Ekphantos, Hiketas Von Syrakus, Meton, Nabu-Rimanni, Kosmas Indikopleustes, Ammi-Saduqa, Hippokrates Von Chios, Zhang Heng, Kidinnu, Kleomedes, Konon Von Samos, Sterndeuter, Vettius Valens, Euktemon, Dorotheos Von Sidon, Kallippos Von Kyzikos, Geminos Von Rhodos, Kleostratos Von Tenedos, Theon Von Alexandria, Sosigenes Der Peripatetiker, Autolykos, Liu Xin, Oinopides, Sosigenes Aus Alexandria, Achilleus Tatios, Karpos Von Antiochia, Timocharis Von Alexandria, Victorius Von Aquitanien, Seleukos Von Seleukia, Acoreus, Aristyllos. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Anaximander (Ancient Greek: , Anaximandros) (c. 610 BC-c. 546 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in Miletus, a city of Ionia; Milet in modern Turkey. He belonged to the Milesian school and learned the teachings of his master Thales. He succeeded him and became the second master of that school where he counted Anaximenes and Pythagoras amongst his pupils. Little of his life and work is known today. According to available historical documents, he is the first philosopher known to have written down his studies, although only one fragment of his work remains. Fragmentary testimonies found in documents after his death provide a portrait of the man. Anaximander was one of the earliest Greek thinkers at the start of the Axial Age, the period from approximately 700 BC to 200 BC, during which similarly revolutionary thinking appeared in China, India, Iran, the Near East, and Ancient Greece. He was an early proponent of science and tried to observe and explain different aspects of the universe, with a particular interest in its origins, claiming that nature is ruled by laws, just like human societies, and anything that disturbs the balance of nature does not last long. Like many thi...http://booksllc.net/?l=de ... Read more