---
name: Philolaus of Croton
name_greek: Φιλόλαος ὁ Κροτωνιάτης
eul_aid: bue
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/philolaus-of-croton-bue"
period: Classical
dialect: Doric
affiliation: Pythagorean
works_count: 3
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Philolaus of Croton

*Φιλόλαος ὁ Κροτωνιάτης*

**eul_aid:** `bue` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/philolaus-of-croton-bue)

Philolaus was a Pythagorean philosopher. Three surviving fragments of his work are preserved. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [On the Nature of the Cosmos](https://eulogikon.org/works/philolaus-croton-nature-cosmos-bue-ab) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `bue-ab`
- [On the Soul and the Cosmos](https://eulogikon.org/works/philolaus-croton-soul-cosmos-bue-ac) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `bue-ac`
- [Testimonies](https://eulogikon.org/works/philolaus-croton-testimonies-bue-aa) — *Μαρτυρίαι* · `bue-aa`

## License and provenance

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