Theoretic Arithmetic, in Three Books: Containing the Substance of All that Has Been Written on this Subject by Theo of Smyrna, Nicomachus, Iamblichus, ... are Not to be Found in the Writings...

by Thomas Taylor

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Genres: Mathematics, History, Philosophy, Metaphysics

340 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 1972

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Thomas Taylor was an English translator and Neoplatonist, the first to translate into English the complete works of Aristotle and of Plato, as well as the Orphic fragments. He published prolifically for over 50 years.

Reviews

[Peter J. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an important work in my opinion. Besides being tremendously intriguing when it showed odd patterns that hint at something more to numbers than the mere assemblages of monads, it also clarified some really key concepts that are found not only in Pythagoric, but Platonic, Aristotelian, and Orphic thought.