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Focusing on Parmenides' revolutionary ideas, Patricia Curd argues that he aimed to reform scientific inquiry rather than reject it outright. She presents a coherent analysis of his influence on later philosophers, linking his thoughts to earlier Greek concepts and demonstrating how his notions of existence shaped successors like the Pluralists and Atomists. Curd also highlights Parmenides' significance in relation to Plato's "Theory of Forms," offering fresh perspectives that challenge traditional interpretations of early Greek philosophy.
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The Legacy of Parmenides: Eleatic Monism and Later Presocratic Thought, Patricia Curd
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- Released
- 2004
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- Title
- The Legacy of Parmenides: Eleatic Monism and Later Presocratic Thought
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Patricia Curd
- Publisher
- Parmenides Publishing
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 280
- ISBN13
- 9781930972155
- Category
- Philosophy
- Description
- Focusing on Parmenides' revolutionary ideas, Patricia Curd argues that he aimed to reform scientific inquiry rather than reject it outright. She presents a coherent analysis of his influence on later philosophers, linking his thoughts to earlier Greek concepts and demonstrating how his notions of existence shaped successors like the Pluralists and Atomists. Curd also highlights Parmenides' significance in relation to Plato's "Theory of Forms," offering fresh perspectives that challenge traditional interpretations of early Greek philosophy.