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Parmenides

428? BCE-348? BCE Plato · Benjamin Jowett

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Published1999
Words35,974
LanguageEnglish
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Plato's *Parmenides* is a dialogue in which the young Socrates defends the theory of Forms against the elder philosopher Parmenides, who then raises serious objections and demonstrates a rigorous method of dialectical argument. It suits students and scholars of ancient Greek philosophy and metaphysics, here in Benjamin Jowett's English translation.

428? BCE-348? BCE Plato

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher active in the 4th and 5th centuries BCE, who wrote philosophical dialogues. He is known for founding the Academy in Athens and for foundational contributions to Western philosophy, including works on ethics, politics, and metaphysics.

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