The Fifth Hammer: Pythagoras and the Disharmony of the World - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Daniel Heller-RoazenAudience:Young AdultPublish date:9/16/2025Pages:192
Language:EnglishPublisher:Zone BooksISBN-13:9781942130987ISBN-10:1942130988UPC:9781942130987Book Category:Philosophy, ScienceBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Philosophy & Social AspectsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.41 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCHVPGQNRK
The Fifth Hammer: Pythagoras and the Disharmony of the World
A revolutionary history and theory of harmony from music to metaphysics
An ancient tradition holds that Pythagoras invented harmony. It is said that one day, he wandered by a forge and, hearing a wondrous sound come from within, ventured in to investigate. He found five men hammering with five hammers. To his astonishment, he discovered that four of the five hammers stood in a marvelous set of...Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Zone BooksISBN-13:9781942130987ISBN-10:1942130988UPC:9781942130987Book Category:Philosophy, ScienceBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Philosophy & Social AspectsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.41 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCHVPGQNRK
Daniel Heller-Roazen is the Arthur W. Marks '19 Professor of Comparative Literature at Princeton University. His is the author, most recently, of Absentees: On Variously Missing Persons; No One's Ways: An Essay on Infinite Naming; and Dark Tongues: The Art of Rogues and Riddlers. His books have been translated into many languages. Heller-Roazen is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and...
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