On Pythagorean Numbers

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On Pythagorean Numbers is a lost philosophical work by the ancient Greek philosopher Speusippus that explored numerical doctrines associated with Pythagorean thought.

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instanceOf ancient Greek treatise
lost work
philosophical work
associatedWith Plato's Academy NERFINISHED
author Speusippus NERFINISHED
connectedTo Speusippus' interest in mathematical ontology
culture Ancient Greece NERFINISHED
era 4th century BCE
explores Pythagorean arithmetic doctrines
Pythagorean number symbolism
metaphysical significance of numbers
extantStatus survives only in fragments or reports
focusesOn Pythagorean views on numerical harmony
doctrines linking numbers and reality
genre doctrinal exposition
philosophical treatise
hasTitleInEnglish On Pythagorean Numbers NERFINISHED
hasTitleInGreek Peri Pythagoreion Arithmon (approximate transliteration) NERFINISHED
historicalContext early Academy period
influencedBy Pythagoras NERFINISHED
Pythagorean school NERFINISHED
knownFrom later testimonia
secondary sources
language Ancient Greek
philosophicalDiscipline ancient Greek philosophy
metaphysics
philosophy of number
philosophicalSchool Old Academy NERFINISHED
philosophicalTradition Pythagoreanism NERFINISHED
region Athens NERFINISHED
relatedTo Platonic doctrine of forms and numbers
status lost
subject Pythagorean numerical doctrines
number theory in Pythagorean philosophy
philosophy of mathematics
workOf Speusippus NERFINISHED
workType prose

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