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Pythagoras
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Pythagoras of Samos was an ancient Ionian Greek philosopher, polymath, and the eponymous founder of Pythagoreanism. His political and religious teachings were well known in Magna Graecia and influence
Bust of Pythagoras of Samos in the Capitoline Museums, Rome
Bust of Pythagoras of Samos in the Capitoline Museums, Rome
Pythagoreans Celebrate the Sunrise (1869) by Fyodor Bronnikov
Pythagoreans Celebrate the Sunrise (1869) by Fyodor Bronnikov
French manuscript from 1512/1514, showing Pythagoras turning his face away from fava beans in revulsion
French manuscript from 1512/1514, showing Pythagoras turning his face away from fava beans in revulsion
Hadrian's Pantheon in Rome, depicted in this eighteenth-century painting by Giovanni Paolo Panini, was built according to Pythagorean teachings.
Hadrian's Pantheon in Rome, depicted in this eighteenth-century painting by Giovanni Paolo Panini, was built according to Pythagorean teachings.
Plato
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Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher of Classical Athens who is most commonly considered the foundational thinker of the Western philosophical tradition. An innovator of the literary dialogue and di
Pythagoras
…and the eponymous founder of Pythagoreanism. His political and religious teachings were well known in Magna Graecia and influenced the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and, through them, Western philosophy. Modern scholars disagree regarding Pythagoras's education and influences, but most agree that he…
Plato was one of the devoted young followers of Socrates, whose bust is pictured above.
Plato was one of the devoted young followers of Socrates, whose bust is pictured above.
Heraclitus (1628) by Hendrick ter Brugghen. Heraclitus saw a world in flux, with everything always in conflict, constantly changing.
Heraclitus (1628) by Hendrick ter Brugghen. Heraclitus saw a world in flux, with everything always in conflict, constantly changing.
Bust of Parmenides from Velia. Parmenides saw the world as eternal and unchanging, that all change was an illusion.
Bust of Parmenides from Velia. Parmenides saw the world as eternal and unchanging, that all change was an illusion.
The mathematical and mystical teachings of the followers of Pythagoras, pictured above, exerted a strong influence on Plato.
The mathematical and mystical teachings of the followers of Pythagoras, pictured above, exerted a strong influence on Plato.