The Metaphysics of the Pythagorean Theorem : Thales, Pythagoras, Engineering, Diagrams, and the Construction of the Cosmos out of Right Triangles

provides a series of geometric proofs for this lost narrative, tracing it from Thales to Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans who followed, and then finally to Plato's Timaeus. Uncovering the philosophical motivation behind the discovery of the theorem, Hahn's book will enrich the study of ancient philosophy and mathematics alike. [Publisher's Text]