Perspective voyage · Early fifth century BCE
When we speak of coming-to-be and passing-away, are we really thinking what is not?
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Parmenides' poem divides routes of inquiry and presses radical constraints on what can be thought and spoken of as being.
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Parmenides
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Locator: §2 Overview of Parmenides’ Poem; §3.2 The Way of Conviction
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475 BCE · Early fifth century BCE
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Enter the judgment sceneRestore the period, works, and places behind the single claim.
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