Philosophy
- Pythagoreanism is a term used for the esoteric and metaphysical beliefs purported to have been held by Pythagoras.
- Neo-Pythagoreanism was a school of philosophy reviving Pythagorean doctrines that became prominent in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.
- Pythagorean diet was the name for vegetarianism prior to the nineteenth century
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Famous quotes containing the word philosophy:
“A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.”
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626)
“How can you tell if you discipline effectively? Ask yourself if your disciplinary methods generally produce lasting results in a manner you find acceptable. Whether your philosophy is democratic or autocratic, whatever techniques you use—reasoning, a “star” chart, time-outs, or spanking—if it doesn’t work, it’s not effective.”
—Stanley Turecki (20th century)
“The fact is, mental philosophy is very like Poverty, which, you know, begins at home; and indeed, when it goes abroad, it is poverty itself.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)