PSYC85H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Pythagoreanism, Pythagorean Theorem, Gnomon
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Between experience and reality and the nature of memory foundation laid by its predecessors. Pythagoras (570-495 bce) the greek god most associated with otherwordly wisdom secrets of the priesthood there to us today. Touchstones mark it left upon them characterized as having had a peerless influence on the course of western thought. Chapter 2 touchstones: the origins of psychological thought. Introduction mathematics and its apparent ability to represent reality have been supremely important in the history of. Pythagoras, plato, and the problem of the irrational the larger is to the sum of the two. Often claimed to be the most beautiful proportion appears to have no solution thought express the lengths larger as the larger is to the whole line. Lao-tzu (sixth century bce) actually existed that is required to enable him to derive the solution know to understand fully our experience were traditionally famous as the wisest of mankind.
