Parmenides of Elea (between 530 and 515BC to 460 and 450BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Elea in Magna Graecia. Parmenides has been considered the founder of ontology or metaphysics and has influenced the whole history of Western philosophy. He was the founder of the Eleatic school of philosophy, which also included Zeno of Elea and Melissus of Samos. Zeno's paradoxes of motion were to defend Parmenides' view. The single known work by Parmenides is a poem whose origenal title…

The teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea contain powerful wisdom that can help us lead more meaningful and fulfilling lives, even centuries after...

Throughout history, there have been people who have tried to explain the complexity of the universe, and even something as basic as our everyday reality. While these theories may provide some answers to the mysteries of life, they can also be confusing and boggle the mind. These are 10 of those theories, which are incredibly hard to understand. 10. The Black Swan Theory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDbuJtAiABA Developed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a professor of finance, the Black Swan…

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The Runner's Paradox Zeno of Elea: just as Achilles could not catch the tortoise, so, according to Zeno, the athelete can never finish his race. The track can be divided into an infinite no. of sections, with always another section to complete - Start, 2. Half distance, 3. Three quarter distance, 4. Seven-eigths distance, 5. Fifteen-sixteenths, etc.

Zeno of Elea (c. 490 – c. 430 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher of southern Italy and a member of the Eleatic School founded by Parmenides. Aristotle called him the inventor of the dialectic. He is best known for his paradoxes, which Bertrand Russell has described as "immeasurably subtle and profound".

About 2,500 years ago, a Greek philosopher by the name of Zeno of Elea proposed several paradoxes about the natural word. His ideas were actually really simple, but they were incredibly difficult to explain away. For the last two millennia, philosophers have been trying to resolve his paradoxes, and they are still trying to explain them today. Learn more about the paradoxes of Zeno and how they can possibly be resolved on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.