PROFESSOR ARTUTUR RAVILEVICH KAZAN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 2011 -2012
PRATIK KUMAR YADAV GROUP NO 1213 KAZAN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 2011 - 2012
PHYLOSOPHY TOPIC -PYTHOGOROS OF SOMAS
Born c. 570 BC Samos Died Era c. 495 BC (aged around 75) Metapontum Ancient philosophy Region Western philosophy School Pythagoreanism Main interests Metaphysics, Music, Math ematics, Ethics, Politics Notable ideas Musica universalis , Golden ratio , Pythagorean tuning ,
Influenced by Thales, An aximander, Pherecydes
Influenced. Philolaus , Alcmaeon , Parmenides, Plato, Euclid , Empedocles , Hippasus , Kepler
PYTHAGORAS, THE MAN IN THE CENTER WITH THE BOOK, TEACHING MUSIC, IN THE SCHOOL OF ATHENS
He was born on the island of Samos, and might have travelled widely in his youth
he contributed much to mathematics and natural philosophy
PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM Pythagorean theorem, a theorem in geometry that states that in a rightangled triangle the area of the square on the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the areas of the squares of the other two sides—that is, .
GOLDEN RATIO In mathematics and the arts, two quantities are in the golden ratio (φ)
golden ratio (φ) is the ratio of the sum of the quantities to the larger quantity is equal to the ratio of the larger quantity to the smaller one
Expressed algebraically:
MUSICAL THEORIES AND INVESTIGATIONS Pythagoras discovered that musical notes could be translated into mathematical equations. simple ratios of each other, one was half
TETRACTYS tetractys, the triangular figure of four rows, which add up to the perfect number, ten. As a mystical symbol, it was very important to the worship of the Pythagoreans, who would swear oaths by it.
RELIGION AND SCIENCE Pythagoras’ religious and scientific views were, in his opinion, inseparably interconnected. Religiously, Pythagoras was a believer of metempsychosis. He believed in transmigration, or the reincarnation of the soul again and again into the bodies of humans, animals, or vegetables until it became immortal
LORE Pythagoras became the subject of elaborate legends surrounding historic persona
PYTHAGOREANS Both Plato and Isocrates affirm that, above all else, Pythagoras was famous for leaving behind him a way of life. Both Iamblichus and Porphyry gi ve detailed accounts of the organization of the school, although the primary interest of both writers is not historical accuracy, but rather to present Pythagoras as a divine figure, sent by the gods to benefit humankind
INFLUENCE Influence on Plato consists of three points- 1 - platonic Republic 2 -science and morals 3 - soul