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Parmenides of Elea (/ p ɑːr ˈ m ɛ n ɪ d iː z ... ˈ ɛ l i ə /; Greek: Παρμενίδης ὁ Ἐλεάτης; fl. late sixth or early fifth century BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Elea in Magna Graecia. Parmenides was born in the Greek colony of Elea, from a wealthy and illustrious family.
Feb 8, 2008 · Related Entries. 1. Life and Writings. The dramatic occasion of Plato’s dialogue, Parmenides , is a fictionalized visit to Athens by the eminent Parmenides and his younger associate, Zeno, to attend the festival of the Great Panathenaea.
A comprehensive overview of the life, poem, and philosophy of Parmenides, the Presocratic Greek philosopher who is considered the father of metaphysics and logic. Learn about his arguments for the unity and unchangeability of reality, his cosmological account, and his influence on Plato and other thinkers.
Parmenides was a Greek philosopher of Elea in southern Italy who founded Eleaticism, one of the leading pre-Socratic schools of Greek thought. His general teaching has been diligently reconstructed from the few surviving fragments of his principal work, a lengthy three-part verse composition titled
Apr 28, 2011 · Parmenides (l.c. 485 BCE) of Elea was a Greek philosopher from the colony of Elea in southern Italy. He is considered among the most important of the Pre-Socratic...
Aug 17, 2007 · Plato’s Parmenides consists in a critical examination of the theory of forms, a set of metaphysical and epistemological doctrines articulated and defended by the character Socrates in the dialogues of Plato’s middle period (principally Phaedo , Republic II–X, Symposium ).
An overview of the Presocratic philosopher Parmenides, who wrote a poem on metaphysics and cosmology. Learn about his journey to the Halls of Night, his Way of Truth and Way of Opinion, and his influence on ancient and modern interpretations.
