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Full Idea
The Greeks saw the independent science of proportion as the link between geometry and arithmetic.
Gist of Idea
Greeks saw the science of proportion as the link between geometry and arithmetic
Source
José A. Benardete (Metaphysics: the logical approach [1989], Ch.15)
Book Ref
Benardete,José A.: 'Metaphysics: The Logical Approach' [OUP 1989], p.109