{"product_id":"pythagoras-by-thomas-stanley-9780892541607","title":"Pythagoras","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe timeless brilliance of this exhaustive survey of the best classical writers of antiquity on Pythagoras was first published in 1687 in Thomas Stanley's massive tome, \u003cem\u003eThe History of Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e. It remains as contemporary today as it was over three hundred years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe text of the 1687 book has been reset and modernised to make it more accessible to the modern reader. Spelling has been corrected, obsolete words not found in a modern dictionary have been replaced, and contemporary conventions of punctuation have been used.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBiographical sketches of Thomas Stanley and Pythagoras by Manly Palmer Hall, founder of the Philosophical Research Society, have been included, along with a profound overview of Pythagorean philosophy by Platonic scholar Dr. Henry L. Drake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe extensive Greek language references throughout the text have been corrected, put into context, and reset in a modern Greek font. Each quotation has been verified with the source document in Greek. An extensive annotated appendix of these classical sources is included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA complete bibliography details all the reference works used, and a small glossary defines a number of terms, especially those from musical theory, which may be unfamiliar to the non-technical reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607476879596,"sku":"9780892541607","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/74047499a575e52677c851a4d3b0d30b.jpg?v=1778189320","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/pythagoras-by-thomas-stanley-9780892541607","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}