Parmenides
0 sources
Summary
Parmenides was born on 515 BC[1] in Velia[2]. He died on 470 BC[3]. He worked as a philosopher[4], writer[5], poet[6], and legislator[7]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,489 views/month, #6,692 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Field of work: philosophy[9], ancient Greek philosophy[10], metaphysics[11]
- Student: Zeno of Elea[12], Euclid of Megara[13], Empedocles[14]
- Influenced by: Heraclitus[15]
- Sex or gender: male[16]
- Movement: Pre-Socratic philosophy[17], Eleatics[18]
- Commons category: Parmenides of Elea[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Parmenides of Elea[20]
- Work location: Ancient Greece[21]
- Student of: Xenophanes[22]
- Depicted by: Bust of Parmenides[23]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Otto's encyclopedia[26], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[27], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], Library of the World's Best Literature[29], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[30], Introduzione a Parmenide[31], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy[34], 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology[35], Pauly–Wissowa[36], The Legacy of Parmenides[37]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Ancient Greek[38]
- Commons Creator page: Parmenides of Elea[39]
- Name in native language: Παρμενίδης[40]
Why It Matters
Parmenides has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
He has been cited as an influence by Friedrich Nietzsche[43], a philosopher[44], 1844–1900[45], of Kingdom of Prussia[46], specialised in classical philology[47]; Aristotle[48], a biologist[49], -0384–-0322[50], specialised in philosophy[51]; Plato[52], a philosopher[53], -0427–-0347[54], of Classical Athens[55], specialised in philosophy[56]; Benedictus de Spinoza[57], a philosopher[58], 1632–1677[59], of Dutch Republic[60], specialised in philosophy[61]; Martin Heidegger[62], a philosopher[63], 1889–1976[64], of Weimar Republic[65], awarded the Johann-Peter-Hebel-Preis[66], specialised in philosophy[67]; and Zeno of Elea[68], a philosopher[69], -0490–-0425[70], specialised in philosophy[71].
Works attributed to him include Nothing comes from nothing[72], a Latin phrase[73].
FAQs
Where was Parmenides born?
Parmenides was born in Velia[2].
What did Parmenides do for work?
Parmenides worked as a philosopher[4], writer[5], poet[6], and legislator[7].
Who did Parmenides influence?
Parmenides has been cited as an influence by Friedrich Nietzsche[43], Aristotle[48], Plato[52], and Benedictus de Spinoza[57].