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Philolaus
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Philolaus (; , Philólaos; ) was a Greek Pythagorean and pre-Socratic philosopher. He was born in a Greek colony in Italy and migrated to Greece. Philolaus has been called one of three most prominent figures in the Pythagorean tradition and the most outstanding figure in the Pythagorean school. Pythagoras developed a school of philosophy that was dominated by both mathematics and mysticism. Most of what is known today about the Pythagorean astronomical system is derived from Philolaus's views. He may have been the first to write about Pythagorean doctrine. According to , who cites Nicomachus, P
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Philolaus (470 BCE–390 BCE) was an Ancient Greek philosopher, astronomer, mathematician, and politician associated with the Pythagorean movement. Born in Crotone, Taras, he held citizenship in Crotone and died in Thebes. He studied under Pythagoras, who served as his doctoral advisor. Philolaus taught several students, including Archytas, Xenophilus, Echecrates of Phlius, and Cebes.
His field of work was philosophy, and he wrote in Ancient Greek. His name in the native language is Φιλόλαος. Records indicate he is the author of four or five works. Titles associated with him include *Pythagore et la philosophie pythagoricienne* and *Philolaus of Croton*. He is described in sources such as the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition and the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*.
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- Born
- ca. 470
- Works
- 4
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- Pythagore et la philosophie pythagoricienne
- Pythagore et la Philosophie Pythagoricienne
- Philolaus of Croton
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- Philolaus
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- Medieval woodcut by Franchino Gaffurio, depicting Pythagoras and Philolaus conducting musical investigations
- Philosopher.birth_date
- 470 BC
- Philosopher.death_date
- 385 BC
- Philosopher.era
- Pre-Socratic philosophy
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- Western philosophy
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- Pythagoreanism
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- Crotone
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- Taras
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- Thebes
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- writer
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- Ancient Greek
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- Pythagoras
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- Pythagoras
- Field of work
- philosophy
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- Pythagoreanism
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- 0470-01-01
- date of death
- 0390-01-01
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- Ancient Greek
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Philolaus (; , Philólaos; ) was a Greek Pythagorean and pre-Socratic philosopher. He was born in a Greek colony in Italy and migrated to Greece. Philolaus has been called one of three most prominent figures in the Pythagorean tradition and the most outstanding figure in the Pythagorean school. Pythagoras developed a school of philosophy that was dominated by both mathematics and mysticism. Most of what is known today about the Pythagorean astronomical system is derived from Philolaus's views. He may have been the first to write about Pythagorean doctrine. According to , who cites Nicomachus, Philolaus was the successor of Pythagoras.
He argued that at the foundation of everything is the part played by the limiting and limitless, which combine in a harmony. With his assertions that the Earth was not the center of the universe (geocentrism), he is credited with the earliest known discussion of concepts in the development of heliocentrism, the theory that the Earth is not the center of the Universe, but rather that the Sun is. Philolaus discussed a Central Fire as the center of the universe and that spheres (including the Sun) revolved around it.
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