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İpse dixit

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The Greek saying, αύτός έΦα, used by the Pythagoreans in order to prove their claims by directly linking them to their master, was translated into Latin by Cicero as ipse dixit (he himself said it). Cicero asserted that this expression was a rhetorical art and as such mainly utilized to prove arguments that were solely based on belief. Yet it is better to analyse the original nature of this expression by relying on its usage during the time of Pythagoras. Such an analysis reveals Pythagoras sui generis concept of education and the relationship between the sage and the follower, or, in others words, the strong bond of love between Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans at the school of philosophy where he put this concept into practise. This is the only way to rescue the ipse dixit from being a manifestation of rhetorics and to reinstate its original meaning.

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Ipse dixit , Pythagoras , Pythagoreans , the form of education and training in the philosophical school at Croton , relationship between the sage and the follower

Turkish journal of sociology

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