Pythagoras Essay

being misunderstood is not always bad. The comparisons made in this statement validate it further. Pythagoras, Socrates, Galileo, and Newton were all at the forefront of their field and made incredible contributions to modern science. They most definitely were misunderstood at the time of their discovery. People of the time had great reason to not understand them because what the great minds of Pythagoras, Socrates, Galileo, and Newton were trying to communicate to people was unheard of and…

25/25 In history, there have been many great teachers who obtained many followers. People like Aristotle, Pythagoras, and even Jesus were mentors for those wanting to learn. However, some things cannot be taught. They must be learned on an individual basis. This independent way of thinking can be seen in Hermann Hesse’s book Siddhartha. The novel follows a Brahmin’s son, Siddhartha, on his search for enlightenment after he bravely left his family. He met many teachers, but it was his…

wasted their time asking the wrong question. According to Parmenides the question that needed to be asked was, “What must reality be like?” Parmenides was born in 515 B.C. in Elea of southern Italy. His views were somewhat aligned with those of Pythagoras, possibly due to similar location.…

Despite the differences in our music compared to the Greek music, we owe a great deal to it. Their concern for proportion and mathematical precision led the Greeks to develop the first systematic studies of musical sound. Pythagoras, a Greek mathematician, is credited with discovering the mathematical ratios of the fundamental pitch intervals; the octave, fourth, and fifth were considered consonances, or “perfect”, and all others were dissonances, or imperfect.…

What happens when students are encouraged “To dream the impossible dream”? According to Giambattista Vico, students are capable to unlock their greatness, to release their innermost divine nature, to carry on to lofty and grandeur achievements, to triumph the sublime. For Vico, this is the heroic mind. The great philosophers of the past defined the “Hero” as one who forever, without pause, diligently pursues the quest for greatness and work all the while with good deeds and the betterment of…

The concept of the “One and the Many” originates from the idealistic argument “The one over the many.” This argument states that any two or more things that come together have a common element or principle in which that’s what makes them what they are. In many different cases “The One and the Many” could mean multiple different things. For example, it could be interpreted differently due to religion, society, science, and morals. Platonic Forms Platonic forms relate to this “The One over…

During the Middle Ages, Pythagoras explored mathematical ethics through musical harmony.The main purpose of having music is to improve the ceremony of the Catholic Churches. The fundamental of music was the Gregorian chant, named after Pope Gregory I. It is a serenade with single line of music, which is a monophonic texture. The Renaissance Period is when composers start composing by adding profound meanings and feelings to the world of music. It has many lines of music being performed all at…

When Alexander the great ruled Greece, he developed a culture that was called Hellenism. Alexander the great spread the culture throughout the surrounding area’s by expanding his empire. At the young age of just twenty years old, Alexander became the leader of the great kingdom called Macedonia. Alexander’s empire was huge but very fragile. Every place alexander invaded and took over was named after him, simply being called “Alexandria.” (History.com) (Hand book to life in ancient Greece)…

Build on What You Know Have you ever read a book or seen a movie that changed the way you look at things? In this chapter, you will learn how new ideas and discoveries helped to change the way people in Europe viewed the world. Classical Science ESSENTIAL QUESTION How did classical ideas about astronomy, mathematics, and medicine shape European thought? Between 600 B.C. and A.D. 200, Greek scientists developed many ideas on how the world worked. They used an approach called rationalism. In this…

The Lottery in Babylon is a short fantasy story wrote by Argentinian Jorge Luis Borges. It was published first time in 1941 in a literary magazine called Sur. The story is told by a narrator, who used to live in Babylon, a city which is ruled by Company. Company’s authority is based on the lottery, where the destinies of Babylonians are sealed. Company can be interpret as a God or a deity because in the end of the story, Company has all-power over the people. The human’s desire for adrenaline…