Aristotle and the Mathematical Tradition on diastēma and logos: an Analysis of Physics 3 3, 202a18-21

Greek Roman and Byzantine Studies 56:49-67 (2016)
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ARISTOTLE'S PHYSICS 3.3 contains interesting evidence of an open debate in mathematics, concerning the interchangeability of the notions of diastēma and logos in the theory of harmonics. Because of the standard interpretation of the passage, however, this reference to harmonics has gone unnoticed: a slightly different understanding is proposed in this paper, which restores the relevance of the passage and its place in the contemporary debate.

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Monica Ugaglia
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