Lore and Science in Ancient Pythagoreanism

by Walter Burkert

For this first English edition of his distinguished study of Pythagoreanism, Weisheit und Wissenschajt: Studien zu Pythagoras, Philolaos, und Platon, Walter Burkert has carefully revised text and notes, taking account of additional literature on the subject which appeared between 1962 and 1969.

By a thorough critical sifting of all the available evidence, the author lays a new foundation for the understanding of ancient Pythagoreanism...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674539184
• ISBN13: 9780674539181
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.5"