The Presocratics: Pythagoras

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One of the early Presocratics to create a cultish following was Pythagoras. Mixing mathematics with a purity dogma, he managed to end up being a major influence on Western Philosophy.

Intro: 0:00
Pythagoras of Samos: 0:50
Transmigration of the souls: 9:03
Mathematics: 15:24
Alcmaeon: 22:50
Pythagoreans and Aristotle: 24:00
Later influences: 30:54
Plato's test for leadership: 32:44

Thales: https://rumble.com/v1gsojr-the-presocratics-thales.html
Anaximander: https://rumble.com/v1gsppb-the-presocratics-anaximander.html
Anaximenes: https://rumble.com/v1gsqol-the-presocratics-anaximenes.html
Xenophanes: https://rumble.com/v1gsr8l-the-presocratics-xenophanes.html
Heraclitus: https://rumble.com/v1gst93-the-presocratics-heraclitus.html
Pythagoras: https://rumble.com/v1gsugl-the-presocratics-pythagoras.html
Parmenides: https://rumble.com/v1gsvkl-the-presocratics-parmenides.html
Zeno of Elea: https://rumble.com/v1ydoqc-the-presocratics-zeno-of-elea.html
Melissus: https://rumble.com/v2gq916-the-presocratics-melissus.html
Anaxagoras: https://rumble.com/v4erh9k-the-presocratics-anaxagoras.html
Empedocles: https://rumble.com/v4gwesw-the-presocratics-empedocles.html
Leucippus and Democritus: https://rumble.com/v4ifd2u-the-presocratics-leucippus-and-democritus.html
Diogenes of Apollonia: https://rumble.com/v4jqfph-the-presocratics-diogenes-of-apollonia.html

Resources:

The Presocratic Philosophers - G.S. Kirk: eTextbook: https://amzn.to/3np80tu Paperback: https://amzn.to/3pyX3Yn

A History of Pythagoreanism - Carl Huffman: Kindle: https://amzn.to/32Nh2J7 Paperback: https://amzn.to/2KfwCH3

Philosophy before Socrates - Richard McKirahan: Kindle: https://amzn.to/38OOz9o Paperback: https://amzn.to/36I5Qi5

A Presocratic Reader - Richard McKirahan: Kindle: https://amzn.to/38IDJBS Paperback: https://amzn.to/3pw7pIe

The Complete Pythagoras - Mohamed Amer: https://amzn.to/2Iv36MV

Plato at Syracuse - Various authors: Kindle: https://amzn.to/3lWbuDw Paperback: https://amzn.to/33pKsNN

Plato, Epistles: Letter 7: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0164:letter=7

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