Aristoxenus of Tarentum: The Pythagorean Precepts (How to Live a Pythagorean Life) An Edition of and Commentary on the Fragments with an Introduction
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- Aristoxenus of Tarentum: the Pythagorean Precepts (How to Live a Pythagorean Life)
- Aristoxenus of Tarentum: the Pythagorean Precepts (How to Live a Pythagorean Life)
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part I Introduction
- 1 Evidence for the Work: the Excerpts Preserved in Stobaeus
- 2 The Title and Nature of the Work
- 3 The Format and Style of the Work
- 4 Fragments of the Pythagorean Precepts Preserved in Iamblichus’ On the Pythagorean Way of Life
- 5 A Comparison of Stobaeus’ and Iamblichus’ Evidence for the Pythagorean Precepts
- 6 The Relationship of the Pythagorean Precepts to Aristoxenus’ Other Works on the Pythagoreans
- 7 The Influence of the Pythagorean Precepts on the Later Pythagorean Tradition
- 8 History of Scholarship on the Pythagorean Precepts
- 9 The Standard View of the Pythagorean Precepts
- 10 The Ethical System of the Pythagorean Precepts
- Part II Fragments with Translation and Commentary
- Appendices
- Concordance with the Fragment Numbers in Wehrli’s Edition
- Bibliography
- Select Index of Greek Words and Phrases Discussed
- Index Locorum
- General Index
5 - A Comparison of Stobaeus’ and Iamblichus’ Evidence for the Pythagorean Precepts
from Part I - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 October 2019
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Book contents
- Aristoxenus of Tarentum: the Pythagorean Precepts (How to Live a Pythagorean Life)
- Aristoxenus of Tarentum: the Pythagorean Precepts (How to Live a Pythagorean Life)
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part I Introduction
- 1 Evidence for the Work: the Excerpts Preserved in Stobaeus
- 2 The Title and Nature of the Work
- 3 The Format and Style of the Work
- 4 Fragments of the Pythagorean Precepts Preserved in Iamblichus’ On the Pythagorean Way of Life
- 5 A Comparison of Stobaeus’ and Iamblichus’ Evidence for the Pythagorean Precepts
- 6 The Relationship of the Pythagorean Precepts to Aristoxenus’ Other Works on the Pythagoreans
- 7 The Influence of the Pythagorean Precepts on the Later Pythagorean Tradition
- 8 History of Scholarship on the Pythagorean Precepts
- 9 The Standard View of the Pythagorean Precepts
- 10 The Ethical System of the Pythagorean Precepts
- Part II Fragments with Translation and Commentary
- Appendices
- Concordance with the Fragment Numbers in Wehrli’s Edition
- Bibliography
- Select Index of Greek Words and Phrases Discussed
- Index Locorum
- General Index
Summary
Iamblichus and Stobaeus are thus the only two sources in the ancient tradition that preserved fragments from the Pythagorean Precepts. In the collection below, frs. 1–7 derive from Stobaeus and frs. 8–11 from Iamblichus. We have seen that there are five cases in which excerpts in Stobaeus, identified as coming from the Pythagorean Precepts, correspond closely with passages in Iamblichus’ On the Pythagorean Way of Life, often agreeing word for word.
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- Aristoxenus of Tarentum: The Pythagorean Precepts (How to Live a Pythagorean Life)An Edition of and Commentary on the Fragments with an Introduction, pp. 16 - 38Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019