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5th-century BC Greek philosopher

For other uses, see Parmenides (disambiguation).

Parmenides of Elea (; Ancient Greek: Παρμενίδης ὁ Ἐλεάτης; fl.

Pensamiento de parmenides wikipedia

late sixth or early fifth century BC) was a pre-SocraticGreekphilosopher from Elea in Magna Graecia (Southern Italy).

Parmenides was born in the Greek colony of Elea, from a wealthy and illustrious family.^[a] His dates are uncertain; according to doxographerDiogenes Laërtius, he flourished just before 500 BC,^[b] which would put his year of birth near 540 BC, but in the dialogueParmenidesPlato has him visiting Athens at the age of 65, when Socrates was a young man, c. 450 BC,^[c] which, if true, suggests a year of birth of c. 515 BC.

He is thought to have been in his prime (or "floruit") around 475 BC.

The single known work by Parmenides is a poem whose original title is unknown but which is often referred to as On Nature. Only fragments of it survive.

In his poem, Parmenides