SOURCE: Charles H. Kahn, "Pythagorean Philosophy Before Plato," in The Pre-Socratics: A Collection of Critical Essays, edited by Alexander P. D. Mourelatos, Anchor Books, 1974, pp. 161-85.
In the following essay, Kahn outlines the critical debate surrounding Pythagoras and his contributions to ancient Greek philosophy, examining the doctrines generally attributed to him and the evidence that might substantiate these attributions.
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