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- Aristoxenus of Tarentum: the Pythagorean Precepts (How to Live a Pythagorean Life)
- Aristoxenus of Tarentum: the Pythagorean Precepts (How to Live a Pythagorean Life)
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part I Introduction
- 1 Evidence for the Work: the Excerpts Preserved in Stobaeus
- 2 The Title and Nature of the Work
- 3 The Format and Style of the Work
- 4 Fragments of the Pythagorean Precepts Preserved in Iamblichus’ On the Pythagorean Way of Life
- 5 A Comparison of Stobaeus’ and Iamblichus’ Evidence for the Pythagorean Precepts
- 6 The Relationship of the Pythagorean Precepts to Aristoxenus’ Other Works on the Pythagoreans
- 7 The Influence of the Pythagorean Precepts on the Later Pythagorean Tradition
- 8 History of Scholarship on the Pythagorean Precepts
- 9 The Standard View of the Pythagorean Precepts
- 10 The Ethical System of the Pythagorean Precepts
- Part II Fragments with Translation and Commentary
- Appendices
- Concordance with the Fragment Numbers in Wehrli’s Edition
- Bibliography
- Select Index of Greek Words and Phrases Discussed
- Index Locorum
- General Index
7 - The Influence of the Pythagorean Precepts on the Later Pythagorean Tradition
from Part I - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 October 2019
- Aristoxenus of Tarentum: the Pythagorean Precepts (How to Live a Pythagorean Life)
- Aristoxenus of Tarentum: the Pythagorean Precepts (How to Live a Pythagorean Life)
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part I Introduction
- 1 Evidence for the Work: the Excerpts Preserved in Stobaeus
- 2 The Title and Nature of the Work
- 3 The Format and Style of the Work
- 4 Fragments of the Pythagorean Precepts Preserved in Iamblichus’ On the Pythagorean Way of Life
- 5 A Comparison of Stobaeus’ and Iamblichus’ Evidence for the Pythagorean Precepts
- 6 The Relationship of the Pythagorean Precepts to Aristoxenus’ Other Works on the Pythagoreans
- 7 The Influence of the Pythagorean Precepts on the Later Pythagorean Tradition
- 8 History of Scholarship on the Pythagorean Precepts
- 9 The Standard View of the Pythagorean Precepts
- 10 The Ethical System of the Pythagorean Precepts
- Part II Fragments with Translation and Commentary
- Appendices
- Concordance with the Fragment Numbers in Wehrli’s Edition
- Bibliography
- Select Index of Greek Words and Phrases Discussed
- Index Locorum
- General Index
Summary
Aristoxenus’ five books on the Pythagoreans clearly were an important source for the later Pythagorean tradition. However, if instead of treating Aristoxenus’ Pythagorean works as a group we are careful to focus just on the Pythagorean Precepts the situation is more complicated and interesting. Clearly the Precepts had a significant influence on Stobaeus and Iamblichus. The seven excerpts from the Precepts are an important part of the Pythagorean texts in Stobaeus’ overall collection of texts for the edification of his son.
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- Aristoxenus of Tarentum: The Pythagorean Precepts (How to Live a Pythagorean Life)An Edition of and Commentary on the Fragments with an Introduction, pp. 52 - 73Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019