Parmenides of Elea was a presocratic philosopher who strongly opposed the idea of constant change. According to him, being is one, eternal, and unchanging. He argued that change and movement are illusions created by the senses, not by reason. For Parmenides, only what is can be thought or spoken about; what is not cannot exist.
He made a clear distinction between the way of truth, reached through rational thought, and the way of opinion, based on sensory experience. While everyday perception suggests that the world is in motion, Parmenides insisted that true knowledge must come from logic rather than observation. His ideas deeply influenced later philosophers, especially Plato.
Reading – Parmenides of Elea Multiple Choice
1. What did Parmenides believe about change?
2. According to Parmenides, what leads to true knowledge?
True / False
3. Parmenides believed being is eternal.
4. The way of opinion is based on reason.
Fill in the Gap
5. Parmenides rejected the evidence of the __________.
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