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This thinker names a philosophical school inspired by Middle Platonism whose adherents, such as Nigidius Figulus ("nih-GIH-dih-us FIG-oo-lus"), attempted to infuse mysticism into Hellenistic philosophy. The earliest source on this thinker's philosophy mocks his belief of metempsychosis, or the "transmigration (20[1])of souls." (20[6])Aristotle's (20[1])On the Heavens refutes this thinker's belief (20[1]0[1])that (20[1])the proportions in the movements of (*) celestial bodies is a form of (10[1])music. (10[3])Hippasus, (0[1])a follower (10[1]0[1])of (10[1])this (10[1])thinker, (10[3])was supposedly drowned (10[2])for discovering irrational (10[2])numbers. (10[5])This thinker died (10[2])after refusing to run through a field of fava beans, whose consumption he (10[1])forbade. For 10 points, what Greek thinker's namesake theorem (10[1])relates the side lengths of right triangles? ■END■ (10[3])

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