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Pythagorean Cosmology
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The Central Fire and the Counter-Earth
The conventional ancient model placed the Earth at the center of the universe. However, later Pythagorean thinkers, notably Philolaus of Croton (5th century BCE), proposed a radical geocentric adjustment to accommodate the required numerical perfection.
Philolaus of Croton argued that the number ten (the Tetractys) must govern the universe, and since only nine celestial bodies were obse… -
Pythagorean Cosmology
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The conventional ancient model placed the Earth at the center of the universe. However, later Pythagorean thinkers, notably Philolaus of Croton (5th century BCE), proposed a radical geocentric adjustment to accommodate the required numerical perfection.
Philolaus of Croton argued that the number ten (the Tetractys) must govern the universe, and since only nine celestial bodies were observable (Sun (star)/),… -
Pythagoreanism
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The Early Crotoniate School
The initial community established in Croton, Magna Graecia, prioritized communal living and the practical application of numerical ethics. Historical records from this period are notoriously difficult to verify, as the Pythagoreans practiced rigorous doctrinal encryption, often substituting numerical ciphers for proper names in their internal correspondence. For instance, the designation $\pi_3 \cdot 7 …