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Permenides-Eleatic school of thought.
Biography
He lived in Elea in the time period 515-450 BCE.
Elea
Highly respected in his hometown for his wisdom and credited with writing important laws.
His most famous work, a philosophical poem titled On Nature, is partially preserved. It is presented as a revelation from a goddess.
How the arche is understood
There can be no "parts" to Being because division would require a separation, which would involve non-being
Being is ethernal,without beginning or end and its complete and perfect.
Any form of change implies the existence of "non-being," which Parmenides denies.
Only reason, not the senses, can reveal the eternal and unchanging nature of true reality.
For Parmenides, the arché is not a physical element like water (Thales) or air (Anaximenes), but an unchanging, eternal, and indivisible reality he calls "Being."
World Explanation
Parmenides separates the world into two levels: the true reality, which is eternal and unchanging, and the world of appearances, which is what we experience through our senses.
True reality can only be understood by following the "path of truth," which relies on reason and logical thinking. This path reveals that only Being exists, and all other experiences are false. :
Most people follow the "path of opinion," which is based on sensory experience. This path leads to a false belief in change, plurality, and motion, all of which are illusions.
Parmenides claims that thinking and being are the same; we can only think about what truly exists. If something does not exist (non-being), it cannot even be thought about or named
Interesting facts.
He was born in wealthy and well-respected family
Parmenides Founded the School of Elea
He believed in multiple ways of questioning.
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Work Cited
Wikipedia Contributors. “Parmenides.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 20 June 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parmenides Accessed 22 November 2024.
Dunne, Luke. “Parmenides: 6 Facts About His Philosophy and Legacy.” TheCollector, 6 October 2022,
https://www.thecollector.com/parmenides-philosophy-facts-legacy/
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“Elea | Greek Colony, Magna Graecia, Philosophy | Britannica.” Www.britannica.com, www.britannica.com/place/Elea. Accessed 22 November 2024.
