On Numbers
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"On Numbers" is a lost philosophical treatise by the Neopythagorean thinker Numenius of Apamea, likely exploring the metaphysical and symbolic significance of numbers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Numenius of Apamea | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ancient Greek philosophical work
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lost philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| associatedPhilosopher | Numenius of Apamea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedIn | ancient doxographical reports ⓘ |
| author | Numenius of Apamea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOf | On Numbers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogStatus | known only by title and description in secondary sources ⓘ |
| citedBy | later ancient philosophical tradition ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Greco-Roman world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Apamea or broader Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Neopythagorean numerology
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Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ Pythagoreanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intellectualContext |
Hellenistic philosophy
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Roman Imperial period philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Pythagorean number theory
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metaphysics of number ⓘ numbers ⓘ symbolic significance of numbers ⓘ |
| originalMedium | manuscript on papyrus or parchment ⓘ |
| philosophicalAim |
to explain symbolic meanings of numerical structures
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to interpret numbers as metaphysical principles ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
relationship between numbers and reality
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symbolic interpretation of numerical structures ⓘ |
| philosophicalGenre |
Pythagorean treatise
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metaphysical treatise ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Middle Platonism
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Middle Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ Neopythagoreanism NERFINISHED ⓘ Neopythagoreanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleThemes |
cosmological role of numbers
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ethical or spiritual significance of numbers ⓘ ontological status of numbers ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Pythagorean tetractys
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harmony of the spheres ⓘ mathematical mysticism ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | extant only in fragments or testimonia ⓘ |
| workOf | Numenius corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workStatus | lost ⓘ |
| workType | prose treatise ⓘ |
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