Project Gutenberg 2025-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 170 Taylor, Thomas 1758 1835 unk82085830 Political fragments of Archytas, Charondas, Zaleucus, and other ancient Pythagoreans, preserved by Stobæus : $b and also, Ethical fragments of Hierocles, the celebrated commentator on the Golden Pythagoric Verses, preserved by the same author Political fragments of Archytas, Charondas, Zaleucus, and other ancient Pythagoreans, preserved by Stobaeus : and also, Ethical fragments of Hierocles, the celebrated commentator on the Golden Pythagoric Verses, preserved by the same author $aChiswick :$bPrinted for the translator, $c1822. Wouter Franssen, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Political Fragments of Archytas, Charondas, Zaleucus, and other ancient Pythagoreans" is a collection of philosophical writings from ancient Greece, likely compiled in the early 19th century. This volume preserves valuable insights from notable Pythagorean thinkers and legislators, exploring themes of governance, ethics, and the structure of society. Through the lens of political philosophy, it addresses the roles of different societal classes and the function of laws in shaping a just and harmonious community. The opening of this work begins with a transcriber's note and an introduction that contextualizes the fragments to follow, praising their antiquity and wisdom. It elaborates on the significance of the authors, including legislators Charondas and Zaleucus, highlighting their philosophical connections to Pythagorean teachings. The text then transitions into a thorough discussion on the structure of political society, dividing it into classes based on virtue and occupation, and emphasizing the need for laws and moral education to ensure societal wellbeing. Importantly, it underscores the mutual dependencies of governance, law, and individual conduct within the broader scope of community and ethics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/politicalfragmen00stob/page/n145/mode/2up 20230330012050archytas 1822 GB Reading ease score: 52.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Political science -- Early works to 1800 Ethics -- Early works to 1800 B Text Category: History - Ancient Category: Philosophy & Ethics 236572 2025-06-29T14:17:41.199332 text/html 209413 2025-01-23T12:59:09 text/html 295982 2025-06-29T14:17:46.318345 application/epub+zip 294947 2025-06-29T14:17:42.686368 application/epub+zip 192480 2025-06-29T14:17:41.885315 application/epub+zip 682815 2025-06-29T14:17:49.181334 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 666961 2025-06-29T14:17:45.671310 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195548 2025-06-29T14:17:40.688347 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 175161 2025-01-23T12:59:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16646 2025-06-29T14:17:49.341279 application/rdf+xml 12193 2025-06-29T14:17:42.112328 image/jpeg 2042 2025-06-29T14:17:42.002304 image/jpeg 638568 2025-06-29T14:17:41.224304 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia