Pythagoras: Mathematician and Magician

Like other geniuses in history, Pythagoras was both a deeply rational man and, at the same time, full of strange and mystical ideas. In fact, he was living proof that genius and madness often go hand in hand. It’s difficult to reconstruct the biography of Pythagoras. We know he was the first pure mathematician in history to ever write. However, all the information we have about him came from his followers. In addition, the first writings about him date back to 150 years after his death and are full of contradictions. “I prefer the cane of experience than the fast…