Who was Pythagoras? Why was Pythagoras scared of beans? Why was he considered the son of Apollo? Why is the Pythagorean cult so odd? In this video, I explain the philosophy and life of Pythagoras in the context of the dionysian and orphic cults that existed during his time. The mythological side of Pythagoreanism is often neglected by mainstream academia, but in truth, the "wacky" ideas of the Pythagoreans in conjunction with his mathematical philosophy form a poetic story.
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0:00 Recap
0:25 Intro
1:19 Dionysian Cults
2:07 Orphism
3:30 Pythagoras

Books Referenced:
"Lives of the Eminent Philosophers" -Diogenes Laërtius
"A History of Western Philosophy" -Bertrand Russell
"Ancient Philosophy, Mystery, and Magic" -Peter Kingsley
"The Immortality Key" -Brian Muraresku

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