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parmenides

/pɑːrˈmɛnɪdiːz/

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noun

/pɑːrˈmɛnɪdiːz/C2formal
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к досократическому греческому философу из Элеи, Италия, который утверждал, что бытие является фундаментальной субстанцией и конечной реальностью, а изменение и движение — всего лишь иллюзии чувств.

A proper noun referring to a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Elea, Italy, who argued that being is the fundamental substance and ultimate reality, and that change and motion are mere illusions of the senses.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Pre-Socratic Greek PhilosopherC2formal

    An ancient Greek philosopher from Elea (in modern-day Italy), active in the early 5th century BC. He argued that reality is unchanging and that change and motion are illusions of the senses.

    ruДревнегреческий философ-досократик

    • Parmenides is known for his poem 'On Nature', which presents his metaphysical views.
    • His philosophy heavily influenced Plato and later Western thought.
    • Parmenides argued that 'what is' is eternal, ungenerated, and unchanging.