Background Information
Which city did Parmenides come from?
Elea
What was Parmenides' view on change?
It is an illusion
Name one philosopher who was influenced by Parmenides
Plato, Aristotle, Zeno, Melissus
True or false: Parmenides had a strong belief in God
False
Which philosopher had the opposite standpoint as Parmenides?
Heraclitus
Theory of forms
True or false: Parmenides had to join the military because his family was poor
False
What was Parmenides' view on nothingness?
It is inconceivable and absurd
How many written works did Parmenides create?
1
Parmenides was the founder of which school of thought?
Eleatic
What did Parmenides value more: logic or sense experience?
Logic
What is the name of Parmenides' poem?
On Nature
Parmenides was the first philosopher to use what to validate his claims?
Deductive reasoning
Parmenides believed in "one basic being" that is permanent and indestructible. What is the term for this viewpoint?
Monism
What philosophical problem did Parmenides solve?
The appearance of change