Arithmetic
idea · 3 works · 3 mentions · 3 anchored passages
arithmetic · reckoning
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Charmides
The art of calculation, raised and rejected as the decisive knowledge for happiness.
Well, reckoning?
By no means.
Law in a Free State
The school subject of arithmetic, analyzed as a conventional system of expression rather than substantive knowledge of Nature.
The first subject of study which can truly be called knowledge is arithmetic;
Memorabilia
Recommended mathematical study governed by Socrates' principle of usefulness.
He also recommended the study of arithmetic.