The Metaphysics of the Pythagorean Theorem: Thales, Pythagoras, Engineering, Diagrams, and the Construction of the Cosmos Out of Right Triangles
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Bringing together geometry and philosophy, this book undertakes a strikingly original study of the origins and significance of the Pythagorean theorem. Thales, whom Aristotle called the first philosopher and who was an older contemporary of Pythagoras, posited the principle of a unity from which all things come, and back into which they return upon dissolution. He held that all appearances are only alterations of this basic unity and there can be...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1438464908
ISBN13:9781438464909
Release Date:January 2018
Publisher:State University of New York Press
Length:300 Pages
Weight:1.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 8.4" x 10.9"
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