• Home
    • A Brief Note on Accuracy
  • The Myth
    • A Brief History of Phi
    • Architectural and Aesthetic Approximations
    • The Human Body
  • The Mathematics
    • Mathematical Definitions of Phi
    • Mathematical Properties of Phi
    • Geometric Constructions Involving Phi
    • The Fibonacci Sequence
  • The Science
    • The Logarithmic Spiral
    • Phyllotaxis: The Fibonacci Sequence in Nature
    • Phi in Chemistry and Physics
  • The Anthropology
    • Phi in Psychology
    • Rationalizing Phi: The Golden Ratio as a Western Phenomenon
  • Works Cited
  • The Author
The Myth of the Golden Ratio

The Myth of Phi

"It is probably fair to say that the Golden Ratio has inspired thinkers of all disciplines like no other number in the history of mathematics." -Mario Livio, The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, The World's Most Astonishing Number.

This section will be an in-depth discussion of various misconceptions about the Golden Ratio, where those misconceptions began, and how they were perpetuated. Topics include:

  • A Brief History of Phi
  • Aesthetic and Architectural Approximations
  • The Human Body
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