Picture 1 of 1

Stock photo

Pythagoras: His Life and Teachings: a Compendium of Classical Sources by Thomas - Picture 1 of 1

Pythagoras : His Life and Teachings by Thomas Stanley (2010, Trade Paperback)

grandeagleretail (946422)

98.3% positive feedback

Price:

US $29.68

ApproximatelyAU $45.84

+ $18.49 postage

Estimated delivery Tue, 9 Sep - Fri, 26 Sep

Returns:

30-day returns. Buyer pays for return postage. If you use an eBay postage label, it will be deducted from your refund amount. Policy depends on postage service.

Condition:

Brand new

The text of the 1687 book has been reset and modernized to make it more accessible to the modern reader. Spelling has been regularized, obsolete words not found in a modern dictionary have been replaced, and contemporary conventions of punctuation have been used.

About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherNicolas Hays, Inc.

ISBN-100892541601

ISBN-139780892541607

eBay Product ID (ePID)78349961

Product Key Features

Book TitlePythagoras : His Life and Teachings

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMovements / General, General, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical

Publication Year2010

IllustratorYes

GenrePhilosophy

AuthorThomas Stanley

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight0.4 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Preface byHall, Manly P.

LCCN2010-000399

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal182/.2

SynopsisThe timeless brilliance of this exhaustive survey of the best classical writers of antiquity on Pythagoras was first published in 1687 in Thomas Stanley's massive tome, The History of Philosophy . It remains as contemporary today as it was over three hundred years ago. The text of the 1687 book has been reset and modernized to make it more accessible to the modern reader. Spelling has been regularized, obsolete words not found in a modern dictionary have been replaced, and contemporary conventions of punctuation have been used. Biographical sketches of Thomas Stanley and Pythagoras by Manly Palmer Hall, founder of the Philosophical Research Society, have been included, along with aprofound overview of Pythagorean philosophy by Platonic scholar Dr. Henry L. Drake. The extensive Greek language references throughout the text have been corrected and contextualized, and reset in a modern Greek font. Each quotation has been verified with the source document in Greek. An extensive annotated appendix of these classical sources is included. A complete bibliography details all the reference works utilized, and a small Glossary defines a number of terms, especially those from musicaltheory, which may be unfamiliar to the non-technical reader., The timeless brilliance of this exhaustive survey of the best classical writers of antiquity on Pythagoras was first published in 1687 in Thomas Stanley's massive tome, The History of Philosophy . It remains as contemporary today as it was over three hundred years ago. The text of the 1687 book has been reset and modernized to make it more accessible to the modern reader. Spelling has been regularized, obsolete words not found in a modern dictionary have been replaced, and contemporary conventions of punctuation have been used. Biographical sketches of Thomas Stanley and Pythagoras by Manly Palmer Hall, founder of the Philosophical Research Society, have been included, along with a profound overview of Pythagorean philosophy by Platonic scholar Dr. Henry L. Drake. The extensive Greek language references throughout the text have been corrected and contextualized, and reset in a modern Greek font. Each quotation has been verified with the source document in Greek. An extensive annotated appendix of these classical sources is included. A complete bibliography details all the reference works utilized, and a small Glossary defines a number of terms, especially those from musical theory, which may be unfamiliar to the non-technical reader.

LC Classification NumberB243.S67 2010