Parmenides

Name: Parmenides
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Plato
ISBN: 9781787366343

Author: Plato

Narrator: George Easton

Unabridged: 3 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Interactive Media

Published: 03/19/2023

Categories: Nonfiction, Philosophy

Synopsis

"Parmenides" is one of Plato's dialogues in which the philosopher Parmenides visits Athens and engages in a philosophical conversation with a young Socrates. "Parmenides" is a complex and nuanced exploration of the nature of reality and the limits of human knowledge. Through the dialogue between Parmenides and Socrates, Plato explores the challenges of developing a coherent philosophical theory, as well as the importance of engaging in critical thinking and dialogue in order to refine and improve one's ideas. Read in English, unabridged.

About Plato

Plato (427-347 B.C.) was a classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, writer, and student of Socrates. Most of his works, which form some of the core foundations of Western philosophy, are written in the form of dialogues, in which Socrates often figures prominently. His best-known writings include the Republic, the Apology, the Symposium, Crito, and Statesman. Plato's work addresses such diverse themes as the nature of love, human knowledge and understanding, and the ideal form of government.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Manny on July 28, 2016

I am interested to discover that the doctrine of the One is still alive. It is now going by the name of blobjectivism, and is being met with the usual uninformed derision. Only fifteen minutes ago, Matt cruelly dismissed it in the following terms:I opened the link and closed it right away. I mostly......more

Goodreads review by Victoria on May 09, 2012

I read this dialogue and was exhausted by its repetitive and confusing arguments. Only now that I've had time to step away from it and discuss it with others has the true beauty of The Parmenides' message struck me. This book allowed me to see everything as unified in a way I could never conceive of......more

Goodreads review by Kyle on February 22, 2016

What the hell did I just read? I will give someone money if they can understand this: "Then the one which is not, if it is to maintain itself, must have the being of not-being as the bond of not-being, just as being must have as a bond the not-being of not-being in order to perfect its own being; for th......more

Goodreads review by Beauregard on August 22, 2016

I think there are three ways to see "The One". The ultimate Good and the source of all reality, our consciousness for when we think, and literally the number '1', each are different ways for how we understand the nature of existence (being). We think about being either by our understanding, our expe......more

Goodreads review by Ibis3 on November 27, 2011

After a long hiatus, I picked up Plato's dialogues again in 2005. No review or notes written at the time and I don't recall my thoughts. The only thing I did was quote the following on the Book Talk Forum at BookCrossing: Parmenides: Then the one which is not, if it is to maintain itself, must have t......more