Parmenides

[pahr-men-i-deez]

noun

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

Parmenides

/ 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

Other Word 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.

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He was a member of the Eleatic school of thought, whose founder, Parmenides, held that the underlying nature of the universe was changeless and immobile.

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

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

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The painting of the bald figure bears a citation of the pre-Socratic philosopher Parmenides.

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