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Parmenides
5th-century BC Greek philosopher
For other uses, see Parmenides (disambiguation).
Parmenides of Elea (; Ancient Greek: Παρμενίδης ὁ Ἐλεάτης; fl. late sixth or early fifth century BC) was a pre-SocraticGreekphilosopher from Elea in Magna Graecia (Southern Italy).
Parmenides was born in the Greek colony of Elea, from a wealthy and illustrious family.[a] His dates are uncertain; according to doxographerDiogenes Laërtius, he flourished just before BC,[b] which would put his year of birth near BC, but in the dialogueParmenidesPlato has him visiting Athens at the age of 65, when Socrates was a young man, c.&#; BC,[c] which, if true, suggests a year of birth of c.&#; BC. He is thought to have been in his prime (or "floruit") around BC.
The single known work by Parmenides is a poem whose original title is unknown but which is often referred to as On Nature. Only fragments of it survive. In his poem, Parmenides prescribes two views of re
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Parmenides (Ancient Greek Philosopher)
Parmenides (late sixth or early fifth century BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Elea in Magna Graecia (Greater Greece, which included Southern Italy). Parmenides has been considered the founder of metaphysics or ontology and has influenced the whole history of Western philosophy. He was the founder of the Eleatic school of philosophy, which also included Zeno of Elea and Melissus of Samos. Zeno’s paradoxes of motion were to defend Parmenides’ view.
The single known work byParmenides is a poem (dialogue breakdown lecture here, On Nature, only fragments of which survive, containing the first sustained argument in the history of philosophy. In it, Parmenides prescribes two views of reality. In “the way of truth” (a part of the poem), he explains how all reality is one, change is impossible, and existence is timeless, uniform, and necessary. In “the way of opinion”, Parmenides explains the world of appearances, in whic
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Parmenides of Elea
Parmenides of Elea (c. - ) was an early Pre-SocraticGreek philosopher and founder and ledare representative of the Eleatic School of ancient Greek philosophy.
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