Music in the works of Pythagoras of Samos and the Pythagoreans

JULIANO OZGA, Tarcísio Ladeia de Oliveira

• Publisher: JULIANO OZGA
• Year: 2021
• eBook ISBN: 9781071586303
• Topic: Philosophy
• Subtopic: Aesthetics in Philosophy

The subject of this book, as per the title, is music (from the Greek ??????? ????? - musiké téchne, i.e. "the art of the muses") in the works of Pythagoras, the first intellectual in the history of Philosophy to make that art the center of their worldview, even including it in the so called "Exact Sciences". In order to have more comprehension and clarity with regards to the intellectual production of Pythagoras, whose written works survived to the 21st century in a very fragmented form and in much smaller number, it is necessary to research the historical sources contemporary to the philosopher, as well as those which succeeded him.

Table of contents

• I. Introduction...................................................................3
• 1.1. About Pythagoras of Samos.....................................................5
• 1.2. Rational Demonstration in Mathematics...........................................7
• 1.3. The Pythagorean School........................................................9
• 2.1. Historical Elements of Pythagorean Music........................................13
• 2.2. Pythagorean Music in the Pre-Socratic Context.....................................17
• 2.3. Pythagorean Music According to Charles Kahn....................................19
• 2.4. Music as an Exact Scientific Expression..........................................25
• V. Final Consideration............................................................33
• VI. Bibliography................................................................35