Parmenides

American  

[pahr-men-i-deez] / pɑrˈmɛn ɪˌdiz /

noun

1. flourished c450 b.c., Greek Eleatic philosopher.

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Parmenides British  

/ pɑːˈmɛnɪˌdiːz /

noun

1. 5th century _bc , Greek Eleatic philosopher, born in Italy. He held that the universe is single and unchanging and denied the existence of change and motion. His doctrines are expounded in his poem On Nature, of which only fragments are extant

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Parmenidean
  adjective

Example Sentences

Indeed, when the ancients wrote about color, from Homer and Parmenides to Plato and Aristotle, their terminology often seems decidedly foreign.

From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2022

With the doctrine of forms, Plato may be said to combine the metaphysics of Parmenides with that of Heraclitus into a metaphysical dualism.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Velia is famed for being the home of an ancient Greek school of philosophy, including philosophers Parmenides and Zeno.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2022

What exists “is now all together, one, continuous,” said the philosopher Parmenides 2,500 years ago.

From Scientific American • Jan. 18, 2022

It was late the next afternoon, a Sunday, and I’d been at my desk nearly all day reading the Parmenides.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt