"Pythagoras took the next important step by subordinating the mere matter of nature to its essential principle of form and order, identifying the latter with reason or the soul"
- James M. Baldwin
About this Quote
Pythagoras was a Greek thinker who is attributed with taking a significant action in comprehending the relationship in between nature and the spirit. He believed that the physical issue of nature was secondary to the vital principle of form and also order, which he identified with factor or the soul. This indicated that the physical world was not the only reality, but that there was an underlying spiritual reality that was the source of order as well as factor. He thought that the spirit was the resource of all knowledge and also understanding, and that it was the essential to unlocking the enigmas of the universe. His ideas were cutting edge for his time, and have had a long lasting influence on ideology as well as science.
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