Neopythagoreanism in the work of Johannes Kepler
ABSTRACT In this article I argue that the methodology in the Johannes Kepler´s work is guided by two principles of Pythagorean nature, they are: (i) sameness is made known by sameness, and (ii) harmony arises from establishing a limit to what is unlimited. By way of hypothesis, I present a general o...
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| description | ABSTRACT In this article I argue that the methodology in the Johannes Kepler´s work is guided by two principles of Pythagorean nature, they are: (i) sameness is made known by sameness, and (ii) harmony arises from establishing a limit to what is unlimited. By way of hypothesis, I present a general outline, which includes those principles, and I indicate how they are present in Kepler's investigations. I examine two particular cases in the light of that schema. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d478fd1bdbb42829ca5a96d2a567b522022-12-21T19:43:45ZengUniversidade Estadual de CampinasManuscrito2317-630X3939112010.1590/0100-6045.2016.v39n3.csS0100-60452016000300091Neopythagoreanism in the work of Johannes KeplerCarlos Alberto CardonaABSTRACT In this article I argue that the methodology in the Johannes Kepler´s work is guided by two principles of Pythagorean nature, they are: (i) sameness is made known by sameness, and (ii) harmony arises from establishing a limit to what is unlimited. By way of hypothesis, I present a general outline, which includes those principles, and I indicate how they are present in Kepler's investigations. I examine two particular cases in the light of that schema.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-60452016000300091&lng=en&tlng=enHarmonyAnalogyControl InstrumentLimitPythagoras |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Alberto Cardona Neopythagoreanism in the work of Johannes Kepler Manuscrito Harmony Analogy Control Instrument Limit Pythagoras |
| title | Neopythagoreanism in the work of Johannes Kepler |
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| title_short | Neopythagoreanism in the work of Johannes Kepler |
| title_sort | neopythagoreanism in the work of johannes kepler |
| topic | Harmony Analogy Control Instrument Limit Pythagoras |
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