Parmenides: The Dawn of Western Metaphysics

Parmenides of Elea is a pre-Socratic philosopher best known for his thesis of being. His sole work, On Nature, is composed of three sections: Proem, Reality, and Opinion. After exploring all three, this video acknowledges an apparent contradiction between sections of Reality and Opinion also known as the A-D Paradox. Four interpretations of the solution to the paradox are offered. Finally, the common viewpoint of "Heraclitus vs Parmenides" is challenged through inspecting their respective histories and thought.

Music:
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Timestamps:
00:00 || Introduction
00:56 || On Nature: Proem, Reality, Opinion
10:58 || The A-D Paradox and Four Interpretations
17:03 || Heraclitus and Parmenides
21:16 || Conclusion

Sources:
Grondin, Jean. Introduction to Metaphysics: from Parmenides to Levinas. Columbia University Press, 2012.
Curd, Patricia. A Presocratics Reader: Selected Fragments and Testimonia. Hackett Publishing, 2011.
Palmer, John. “Parmenides.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 2 Aug. 2016, plato.stanford.edu/entries/parmenides/.
DeLong, Jeremy C. "Parmenides of Elea." Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. https://iep.utm.edu/parmenid/.
Hobbs, Angie. "Parmenides." Philosophy Overdose.    • Видео  
Heraclitus, and Dennis Sweet. Heraclitus: Translation and Analysis. Lanham: Univ. Press of America, 1995.