Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 71: Speech about truth

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Daves quickly scanned the audience: Those with an angry expression are probably members of the Pythagorean school. Those who look at these people with dissatisfaction may be the students of the academy, the teachers of the school, And some people in Dionia, and some people who were at a loss did not understand what was going on. In the front row, some of the invited well-known scholars watched with cold eyes, some watched attentively at the siding, and some were gestures in their hands as if they were performing calculations...

The reason why Mentor Tick Els, the dean of the School of Numbers, did not appear here, Daves knew this was because he happened to have a bad cold these days, and even his lectures were made by students instead of him. That said, if he was here with a prudent work, I'm afraid such a thing would not happen.

Thinking of this, Daves glared at Matikoris again, and then said loudly, "Everyone, this is the hall of scholarship. In this sacred place full of knowledge, there are no births, no ranks, no comparisons. The size of the fist and the height of the voice, everything is true in knowledge! Now I am standing here, not as a king, but as a knowledge seeker, seriously asking the scholars here, this young man just now Are the speeches and arguments made by scholars wrong?"

"Well said. Your Majesty!" Someone in the audience shouted, and there was applause in the meeting.

The applause became more and more enthusiastic, Daves had to signal them to keep quiet, and then asked again loudly: "Is this argument wrong?"

There was silence in the venue.

A member of the Pythagorean school stood up and said, "Of course there is an error!"

There was a loud noise again in the venue.

Davers calmly made an invitation gesture and said: "Well, you come up to verify its mistake!"

The member shook his head and said: "I don't have to go up. This topic is wrong. There is no number independent of integers and integer ratios!"

Davers's face darkened: "The authenticity of knowledge is proved by knowledge, not by rascals! If you continue to disrupt the venue in this way by the Pythagorean school, I will not only question you You will be listed as unwelcome people at the conference and expelled from Turey!"

Davers said coldly: "Now I ask again, is this argument correct?"

The members of the Pythagorean school, including Lysis, look at me and I look at you, all look nervous and uneasy, but no one stands up to speak. Why was Hypasos killed in those days? It is because the members of the Pythagorean School are conservative and stubborn, but their level of mathematics is definitely the top in the Mediterranean. They know in their hearts that what Hipsos verified is correct. For decades, members of the school have been afraid to touch this field for this reason. Now of course they dare not stand up alone and reverse black and white, while being laughed at by other scholars at their academic level.

The hall was silent again for a while.

The Athenian mathematician Ceaettus stood up. He looked solemnly and slowly said: "I think Foster Kada's entire argumentation process is correct. The second formula is indeed a...new Count."

As soon as his voice fell, someone shouted: "You are talking nonsense!"

Daves raised his eyebrows, pointed at him and shouted sharply: "Get me out of him!"

The soldiers rushed over immediately, took the man's arm, and dragged him out of the meeting.

Davers beat the desktop hard and said sharply: "I said that if anyone is dissatisfied, they can come up to the argument. If anyone is making trouble below, don't blame me for being polite!"

After Daves finished speaking, the noise off the court was reduced.

Then several other mathematicians from Cullene stood up one after another and believed that Foster Kada's argument was correct.

"Good job, Foster Kada!" Someone in the audience shouted, some applauded, and some congratulated Foster Kada, and the venue began to lively.

The members of the Pythagorean school stood up angrily, preparing to leave.

When Davers saw this, he said loudly: "Scholars of the Pythagorean school, please listen to me before you decide whether to leave."

Daves' words stopped Lysis and the others temporarily.

Davos said with a solemn expression: "Our human beings have developed from the ignorance of ancient times to today, and our understanding of the mysteries of nature is the result of the hard work and exploration of the sages one after another.

Today you will definitely have more knowledge and a deeper understanding of the world than the great scholars such as Thales, Anaximander, and Pythagoras a hundred years ago. Not because you are better than them, because you are standing on the shoulders of these giants, inheriting their knowledge, and using this knowledge to discover more knowledge. This is the continuous development and growth of us Greeks and our entire human race. , The reason for more prosperity. Otherwise, humanity will only stagnate and eventually die out.

Pythagoras is a great scholar. He expanded the field of mathematics and enriched the application of mathematics in society. However, he is not omniscient and omniscient. In fact, there is no omniscient and omniscient person in this world. Even the mighty **** Zeus has to ask others to know who will replace it in the future. His position.

Many of the original ideas in the Pythagorean school were discovered by later members, and I believe you are all very clear in your heart. So of course he might also make some mistakes because of his inadequate understanding of the world at that time.

It doesn't matter if there are mistakes, as long as you can find them and have the courage to correct them! Therefore, the outstanding member of your school, Hippassos, discovered this ‘unnatural number’ problem! "

Davers patted the siding with his hand, and said excitedly: "He bravely tells the truth because of his true love for mathematics! But the truth is often in the hands of a few people. To defend the truth, you have to pay. The price of bleeding! Hippassos is dead! He died in the fear, conservation, and ignorance of other members of the Pythagorean school!

You cling to a false perception of Pythagoras, and shackle your thoughts and close your wisdom. You are like ostriches buried in the sand. Why can't you see it? Doesn't this number independent of integers and integer ratios exist anymore? ! "

Daves said this, turned around and asked Foster Kada: "Tell me, how many more counts like this?"

Foster Kada immediately said loudly: "There are many more, I haven't counted the specifics, such as the root of three, the root of five... These numbers mainly exist in geometric calculations!"

"Very good!" Daves nodded, and said loudly with more confidence: "I believe you people of the Pythagorean school must rarely study geometry, because as long as you study it, you will encounter this Question! I believe it’s not that no one has doubts about this issue, but once they think of the tragic experience of Hippassos, they will choose to back down!

Geometry should be the most important field in mathematics, and it is closely related to our actual life. But sad! Because a wrong understanding has made it a problem for you in mathematics research for a hundred years, it has become a stumbling block for you to perfect and expand the field of mathematics!

Here, I want to send you and everyone here, ‘I love my teacher, but I love the truth more! 'Because only the true truth is the source of the endless life of this world. It is there, and only the brave who is constantly learning, working hard, not afraid of authority, and not afraid of sacrifice, can constantly discover it! I look forward to the Dionian Academy, the Pythagoras School, and all the scholars present here to study the world with this spirit, then you will surely make more discoveries, and thus make our civilization more prosperous! I will stop here. "

As soon as Daves's voice fell, the audience stood up, and there was enthusiastic cheers, and even famous scholars such as Sai Aettus also applauded.

Maticoris applauded, and exclaimed excitedly: "That's great! Speaking of it to my heart! What your Majesty said is exactly why I agreed to let Foster Kada give a speech in the first place!"

The students next to him didn't bother to slander the teacher who was good at research and poor at words. They were all applauding desperately.

Some members of the Pythagorean school left the venue in anger, and some members headed by Lucis chose to stay.

Davos turned to face Foster Kada and praised: "You have made such a bold speech with fearless academic spirit. I think scholars in the entire Mediterranean world will be grateful to you because you helped them. There is a big obstacle to studying mathematics! I hope you can always maintain this spirit and make greater achievements in your academic research! There are more discoveries!"

Foster Kada replied excitedly: "I will, Your Majesty!"

Davos patted him on the shoulder with relief, then faced the audience, bowed respectfully, and then left the venue.

Lysis and others looked at his back with complicated expressions.

Saiettus and others watched him leave with respect.

More listeners sent him off with more enthusiastic applause.

The event that took place at the Mathematics Academy quickly spread throughout the Dionian Academy. Countless scholars and students were pleasantly surprised by this new mathematics discovery. They were saddened by the death of Hippassos. At the same time, he was also shocked by the thought-provoking speech made by King Dionia at the venue.

Especially Davers's sentence "I love my teacher, I love the truth more." It has caused countless people to repeat and feel deeply, and it also gives young students more motivation.

After Plato heard about it, he even said to his students: "Just by what King Daves said, he can prove that he is a philosopher!"