Aristoxenus of Tarentum: The Pythagorean Precepts (How to Live a Pythagorean Life)

The Pythagorean Precepts by Aristotle''s pupil, Aristoxenus of Tarentum, present the principles of the Pythagorean way of life that Plato praised in the Republic. They are our best guide to what it meant to be a Pythagorean in the time of Plato and Aristotle. The Precepts have been neglected in modern scholarship and this is the first full edition and translation of and commentary on all the survi...