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Parmenides

Name: Parmenides
Author: Plato

Plato Original title Παρμενίδης

Parmenides is one of the dialogues of Plato. It is widely considered to be one of the more, if not the most, challenging and enigmatic of Plato's dialogues.

“Just as things in a picture, when viewed from a distance, appear to be all in one and the same condition and alike.”

Plato book Parmenides

165c
Parmenides

“It is impossible to conceive of many without one.”

Plato book Parmenides

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Parmenides

“But if with your mind's eye you regard the absolute great and these many great things in the same way, will not another great appear beyond, by which all these must appear to be great?”

Plato book Parmenides

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Parmenides

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