The Pythagorean method in the Philebus

Philosophia: E-Journal for Philosophy and Culture 30:207-228 (2023)
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The well-known connection between the extant fragments of Philolaus and Plato’s Philebus is examined in its methodological aspect. By drawing on more texts, it is shown that Plato was aware of an explanatory scheme that can be attributed to Pythagoreanism. His attempt to modify it is also outlined, which sets the historical-philosophical perspective.

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