Note 770 — Chapter VII · THE PYTHAGOREANS
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For the doctrine of “Philolaos,” cf. fr. 1 = 2 Ch. (R. P. 64); and for the unknowable ἐστὼ τῶν πραγμάτων, see fr. 3 = 4 Ch. (R. P. 67). It has a suspicious resemblance to the later ὕλη, which Aristotle would hardly have failed to note if he had ever seen the passage. He is always on the lookout for anticipations of ὕλη.