What Does Mathematikoi Means?

Pythagoreanism developed at some point into two separate schools of thought: the "akousmatikoi" (or "listeners"), who focused on the more religious and ritualistic aspects of Pythagoras' teachings; the "mathematikoi" (or "learners"), who extended and developed the more mathematical and scientific work he began.

What do Pythagoreans believe?

The Pythagoreans believed in immortality and “transmigration of the soul” (the idea that after death souls went to heaven or occupied the bodies of men or animals). They also thought that pure knowledge was the essence of the soul and the best means of attaining pure knowledge was through numbers.

What was Pythagoras known for?

Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher who made important developments in mathematics, astronomy, and the theory of music. The theorem now known as Pythagoras's theorem was known to the Babylonians 1000 years earlier but he may have been the first to prove it.