Abstract
The following paper adopts a rather peculiar three-step approach: Starting from general notions about Pythagoreanism and from the impact which Pythagorean ideas have had through the centuries to this day, it then tries to cautiously reconstruct at least some hypothetically authentic traits of the elusive Samian sage and his movement, interpreting the all too scanty evidence against the background of its contemporary Ionian natural philosophy and of modern sociological concepts. Finally, a bold attempt is made to elucidate Pythagoras' bewildering personality from comparable phenomena in today's society which are characterized by a similar blend of rational and irrational elements.
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