Abstracts
Abstract
A discussion of Robert Hahn’s The Metaphysics of the Pythagorean Theorem: Thales, Pythagoras, Engineering, Diagrams, and the Construction of the Cosmos out of Right Triangles.
Keywords:
- Greek geometry,
- Cosmology,
- Craft-culture,
- Ancient philosophy,
- Robert Hahn
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