{"product_id":"aristoxenus-of-tarentum-the-pythagorean-precepts-how-to-live-a-pythagorean-life-an-edition-of-and-commentary-on-the-fragments-with-an-introduction-hardback-9781108425315","title":"Aristoxenus of Tarentum: The Pythagorean Precepts (How to Live a Pythagorean Life); An Edition of and Commentary on the Fragments with an Introduction (Hardback) 9781108425315","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAristoxenus of Tarentum: The Pythagorean Precepts (How to Live a Pythagorean Life)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Edition of and Commentary on the Fragments with an Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first detailed study of The Pythagorean Precepts, which present the Pythagorean way of life praised by Plato.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCarl A. Huffman (Edited and translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108425315, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 31 October 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e646 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.3 x 14.4 x 3.7 cm, 0.9 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… this publication is therefore certainly a exegetical monument essential to all those who are interested in ancient or Aristoxenian Pythagoreanism.' Laurent Claive, Resenas Reviews\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Pythagorean Precepts by Aristotle's pupil, Aristoxenus of Tarentum, present the principles of the Pythagorean way of life that Plato praised in the Republic. They are our best guide to what it meant to be a Pythagorean in the time of Plato and Aristotle. The Precepts have been neglected in modern scholarship and this is the first full edition and translation of and commentary on all the surviving fragments. The introduction provides an accessible overview of the ethical system of the Precepts and their place not only in the Pythagorean tradition but also in the history of Greek ethics as a whole. The Pythagoreans thought that human beings were by nature insolent and excessive and that they could only be saved from themselves if they followed a strictly structured way of life. The Precepts govern every aspect of life, such as procreation, abortion, child rearing, friendship, religion, desire and even diet.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Introduction: 1. Evidence for the work: the excerpts preserved in Stobaeus\u003cbr\u003e 2. Title and nature of the work\u003cbr\u003e 3. Format and style of the work\u003cbr\u003e 4. Fragments of the Pythagorean Precepts preserved in Iamblichus' On the Pythagorean Way of Life\u003cbr\u003e 5. A comparison of Stobaeus' and Iamblichus' evidence for the Pythagorean Precepts\u003cbr\u003e 6. Relationship of the Pythagorean Precepts to Aristoxenus' other works on the Pythagoreans\u003cbr\u003e 7. The influence of the Pythagorean Precepts on the later Pythagorean tradition\u003cbr\u003e 8. History of scholarship on the Pythagorean Precepts\u003cbr\u003e 9. The standard view of the Pythagorean Precepts\u003cbr\u003e 10. The ethical system of the Pythagorean Precepts\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Fragments with Translation and Commentary: 11. The Pythagorean Precepts: a reconstructed text in English\u003cbr\u003e 12. Fragment 1: obedience to parents and the laws (fr. 34 Wehrli = Stobaeus, 4.25.45)\u003cbr\u003e 13. Fragment 2: the importance of order and supervision for every age of life (fr. 35 Wehrli = Stobaeus, 4.1.49)\u003cbr\u003e 14. Fragment 3: desire (fr. 37 Wehrli = Stobaeus, 3.10.66)\u003cbr\u003e 15. Fragment 4: the generation of children (fr. 39 Wehrli = Stobaeus, 4.37.4)\u003cbr\u003e 16. Fragment 5: the love of what is beautiful and fine (fr. 40 Wehrli = Stobaeus, 3.1.101)\u003cbr\u003e 17. Fragment 6: learning must be willing (fr. 36 Wehrli = Stobaeus, 2.31.119)\u003cbr\u003e 18. Fragment 7: luck (fr. 41 Wehrli = Stobaeus, 1.6.18)\u003cbr\u003e 19. Fragment 8: human nature is prone to excess and needs the supervision of the gods, parents and laws (fr. 33 Wehrli, Iamblichus, VP 174-6)\u003cbr\u003e 20. Fragment 9: opinion, the training of children and young people, pleasure, desire, diet, and the generation of children (fr. 38 Wehrli, Iamblichus, VP 200-13)\u003cbr\u003e 21. Fragment 10: the appropriate and the inappropriate in human interaction. On starting points and rulers (Iamblichus, VP 180-3)\u003cbr\u003e 22. Fragment 11: friendship (Iamblichus, VP 101-2, 230-3)\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Appendices: 23. Subsidiary Precepts 1: avoid crowds in the morning, and 2: avoid hunting (Iamblichus, VP 96-100)\u003cbr\u003e 24. Subsidiary Precept 3: memory (Iamblichus, VP 164)\u003cbr\u003e 25. Subsidiary Precept 4: all sex is harmful (Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 10.9.3)\u003cbr\u003e 26. Stobaeus, Eclogae 3.1.71: divination, medicine, and music.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ethics \u0026amp; moral philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ethics \u0026amp; moral philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ethics%20\u0026amp;%20moral%20philosophy%20%5BHPQ%5D%22\"\u003eHPQ\u003c\/a\u003e], Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Western%20philosophy:%20Ancient,%20to%20c%20500%20%5BHPCA%5D%22\"\u003eHPCA\u003c\/a\u003e], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909211054360,"sku":"9781108425315","price":127.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108425315i.jpg?v=1696695030","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/aristoxenus-of-tarentum-the-pythagorean-precepts-how-to-live-a-pythagorean-life-an-edition-of-and-commentary-on-the-fragments-with-an-introduction-hardback-9781108425315","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}