Legacy of Parmenides

Legacy of Parmenides
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Publisher : Parmenides Publishing
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 9781930972421
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Book Synopsis Legacy of Parmenides by : Patricia Curd

Download or read book Legacy of Parmenides written by Patricia Curd and published by Parmenides Publishing. This book was released on 2004-10-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parmenides of Elea was the most important and influential philosopher before Plato. He rejected as impossible the scientific inquiry practiced by the earlier Presocratic philosophers and held that generation, destruction, and change are unreal and that only one thing exists. In this book, Patricia Curd argues that Parmenides sought to reform rather than to reject scientific inquiry, and she offers a more coherent account of his influence on later philosophers.The Legacy of Parmenides examines Parmenides' arguments, considering his connection to earlier Greek thought and how his account of what-is could have served as a model for later philosophers. Curd also explores the theories of his successors, including the Pluralists (Anaxagoras and Empedocles), the Atomists (Leucippus and Democritus), the later Eleatics (Zeno and Melissus), and the later Presocratics (Philolaus of Croton and Diogenes of Apollonia). She concludes with a discussion of the importance of Parmenides' work to Plato's Theory of Forms.The Legacy of Parmenides challenges traditional views of early Greek philosophy and provides new insights into the work of Parmenides.


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