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The Biography Of The Pentagram Episode 2- The Philosopher's Star
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Bibliography
Ancient Sources
Aristotle. Metaphysics.
Aristotle. On the Heavens.
Diogenes Laërtius. Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Book VIII.
Iamblichus. Life of Pythagoras.
Iamblichus. On the Pythagorean Way of Life.
Nicomachus of Gerasa. Introduction to Arithmetic.
Philolaus. Fragments and testimonia.
Porphyry. Life of Pythagoras.
Proclus. A Commentary on the First Book of Euclid’s Elements.
Modern Scholarship
Burkert, Walter. Lore and Science in Ancient Pythagoreanism. Harvard University Press, 1972.
Fowler, David. The Mathematics of Plato’s Academy: A New Reconstruction. Oxford University Press, 1999.
Guthrie, W. K. C. A History of Greek Philosophy, Volume 1: The Earlier Presocratics and the Pythagoreans. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
Heath, Thomas L. A History of Greek Mathematics. Oxford University Press, 1921.
Heath, Thomas L. The Thirteen Books of Euclid’s Elements. Cambridge University Press, 1908.
Huffman, Carl A. Philolaus of Croton: Pythagorean and Presocratic. Cambridge University Press, 1993.
Huffman, Carl A., ed. A History of Pythagoreanism. Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Kahn, Charles H. Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans: A Brief History. Hackett, 2001.
Knorr, Wilbur Richard. The Evolution of the Euclidean Elements. D. Reidel, 1975.
Netz, Reviel. The Shaping of Deduction in Greek Mathematics. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Waterfield, Robin. The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists. Oxford University Press, 2000.
Waterfield, Robin. Pythagoras: His Lives and the Legacy of a Rational Universe. Oxford University Press, 2010.
Zhmud, Leonid. Pythagoras and the Early Pythagoreans. Oxford University Press, 2012.
Useful Context on Music, Number, and Greek Thought
Barker, Andrew. Greek Musical Writings, Volume II: Harmonic and Acoustic Theory. Cambridge University Press, 1989.
Godwin, Joscelyn. The Harmony of the Spheres: A Sourcebook of the Pythagorean Tradition in Music. Inner Traditions, 1993.
McClain, Ernest G. The Pythagorean Plato: Prelude to the Song Itself. Nicolas-Hays, 1978.
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Bibliography
Ancient Sources
Aristotle. Metaphysics.
Aristotle. On the Heavens.
Diogenes Laërtius. Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Book VIII.
Iamblichus. Life of Pythagoras.
Iamblichus. On the Pythagorean Way of Life.
Nicomachus of Gerasa. Introduction to Arithmetic.
Philolaus. Fragments and testimonia.
Porphyry. Life of Pythagoras.
Proclus. A Commentary on the First Book of Euclid’s Elements.
Modern Scholarship
Burkert, Walter. Lore and Science in Ancient Pythagoreanism. Harvard University Press, 1972.
Fowler, David. The Mathematics of Plato’s Academy: A New Reconstruction. Oxford University Press, 1999.
Guthrie, W. K. C. A History of Greek Philosophy, Volume 1: The Earlier Presocratics and the Pythagoreans. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
Heath, Thomas L. A History of Greek Mathematics. Oxford University Press, 1921.
Heath, Thomas L. The Thirteen Books of Euclid’s Elements. Cambridge University Press, 1908.
Huffman, Carl A. Philolaus of Croton: Pythagorean and Presocratic. Cambridge University Press, 1993.
Huffman, Carl A., ed. A History of Pythagoreanism. Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Kahn, Charles H. Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans: A Brief History. Hackett, 2001.
Knorr, Wilbur Richard. The Evolution of the Euclidean Elements. D. Reidel, 1975.
Netz, Reviel. The Shaping of Deduction in Greek Mathematics. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Waterfield, Robin. The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists. Oxford University Press, 2000.
Waterfield, Robin. Pythagoras: His Lives and the Legacy of a Rational Universe. Oxford University Press, 2010.
Zhmud, Leonid. Pythagoras and the Early Pythagoreans. Oxford University Press, 2012.
Useful Context on Music, Number, and Greek Thought
Barker, Andrew. Greek Musical Writings, Volume II: Harmonic and Acoustic Theory. Cambridge University Press, 1989.
Godwin, Joscelyn. The Harmony of the Spheres: A Sourcebook of the Pythagorean Tradition in Music. Inner Traditions, 1993.
McClain, Ernest G. The Pythagorean Plato: Prelude to the Song Itself. Nicolas-Hays, 1978.
Also want to remind people about the website, if you're into reading we have tons of information by multiple contributors, and we got t-shirts up on the site if you're interested. Fun fact, the art is all based on the eyeball.