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Does Parmenides believe reality consists in 1 thing or many? |
Everything is one. 1 reality all connected while we see an illusion |
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What are the consequences of his position regarding change, motion, and wisdom? |
Supposed knowledge from material things leads to constant change which provides uncertainty.
Moving = impossible Change = impossible Wisdom= knowing everything about the One = impossible. |
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According to Parmenides most people are in a mixed state of supposed knowledge or ... |
Opinions that could be true or false. |
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Parmenides rejects |
Senses and sought reason alone. |
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Parmenides believes there are 2 |
Levels of reality Realer. (How things actually are) Inferior. (Our observations through senses) |
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Zeno s arrow paradox shows that |
At any 1 moment the arrow is still
The time it takes an arrow to fly is composed of nothing but individual moments. Fps
There is no moment where the arrow is moving. Therefore movement is impossible |
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Zenos turtle and achilles paradox states |
That achilles will never catch the turtle due to an infinite amount of steps in between each time recorded |
