Iamblichus' Life of Pythagoras, or Pythagoric Life"Iamblichus' Life of Pythagoras, or Pythagoric Life" by Iamblichus (translated by Thomas Taylor). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format. |
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... body might be said to be consumed into soul; just as the great Plato says, that divine bodies, unlike those that are mortal, are situated in souls. Thus also it might be asserted of Alypius, that he had migrated into soul, and that he ...
... body might be said to be consumed into soul; just as the great Plato says, that divine bodies, unlike those that are mortal, are situated in souls. Thus also it might be asserted of Alypius, that he had migrated into soul, and that he ...
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... body in due subjection to the mandates of reason. In all his words and actions, he discovered an inimitable quiet and serenity, not being subdued at any time by anger, or laughter, or emulation, or contention, or any other perturbation ...
... body in due subjection to the mandates of reason. In all his words and actions, he discovered an inimitable quiet and serenity, not being subdued at any time by anger, or laughter, or emulation, or contention, or any other perturbation ...
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... body , he exhorted him to sail into Egypt , and associate with the Memphian and Diospolitan [ 10 ] priests . For he confessed that his own reputation for wisdom , was derived from the instructions of these priests ; but that he was ...
... body , he exhorted him to sail into Egypt , and associate with the Memphian and Diospolitan [ 10 ] priests . For he confessed that his own reputation for wisdom , was derived from the instructions of these priests ; but that he was ...
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... body through such long fasting was become weaker, did not oppose the sailors in assisting him to descend from the ship, and immediately on their departure eat as much of the fruits as was requisite to restore his decayed strength. From ...
... body through such long fasting was become weaker, did not oppose the sailors in assisting him to descend from the ship, and immediately on their departure eat as much of the fruits as was requisite to restore his decayed strength. From ...
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Abaris abstain according adapted afterwards all-various ancient anger animals Apollo ARCHYTAS Aristoxenus asserted associates beautiful become body called cathartic cause celestial CHAP Charondas chord conceived concerning conformable consequence Crotonians dæmons deliberate choice Democedes Demophilus denominated desire diapason diapente diatessaron disciples disciplines discourse divine dogmas duad endeavoured energies Epimenides erudition especially Eurytus excellent exhorted farther felicity fortitude friendship Gods greatest happened Hence Hippasus honor human Iamblichus impartible intellect irrational justice kind likewise Metapontum monad multitude nature necessary observed participation passions perfect pertaining Philolaus philosophy Phintias Plato possess precepts principle Proclus produced proper Protreptics prudence purified Pythagoras Pythagoreans ratio reasoning power received requisite respect sacred sake says semitone sentences SENTENCES OF SEXTUS sesquialter sesquitertian signifies similar manner soul sound Stob subsists summit Sybaris Symbol symphony Table of Contents Tarentum temperance temple tetractys tetrad things Timycha translation TREATISE unfolded virtue whole wisdom worthy