Metaphysics of the Pythagorean Theorem

At Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Robert Hahn is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Ancient Legacies Program, through which he leads traveling seminars to Greece, Turkey, and Egypt. He is the author of Archaeology and the Origins of Philosophy; Anaximander in Context: New Studies in the Origins of Greek Philosophy (with Dirk L. Couprie and Gerard Naddaf); and Anaximander and the Architects: The Contributions of Egyptian and Greek Architectural Technologies to the Origins of Greek Philosophy, all published by SUNY Press.

"Our understanding of the world in which Thales and Anaximander worked is sharpened by Hahn's discussion of contemporary design-techniques." — Aestimatio"It is a mark of Hahn's generosity that he includes, in every chapter, clear analysis of the geometric problems together with a thorough history of both ancient sources and modern mathematical theory and interpretations before proposing his own extensions; this allows the non-specialist reader to perceive, if not participate in, the often quite divergent current debates about early Greek thought. The handsome production-values and clarity of organization of this book … are exemplary, as are its general index and index of Greek terms." — Bryn Mawr Classical Review"This book would be an excellent resource for anyone studying Euclidean geometry, or it could serve as a text for a geometry seminar … Highly recommended." — CHOICE