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Parmenides (Collector's Edition) (Laminated Hardback with Jacket)
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781834120065
Publisher: Revive Classics
Published: Apr 1 2025
Pages: 100
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A mysterious old philosopher challenges a young Socrates with a puzzle that threatens to unravel everything he believes about reality. What begins as a simple discussion on the nature of existence soon spirals into a labyrinth of paradoxes, where logic twists in on itself and certainty slips away. With each question, Parmenides pushes Socrates deeper into the unknown, forcing him to reconsider the very foundations of truth, knowledge, and being. The result is a mind-bending journey that has puzzled and inspired thinkers for centuries.
Parmenides is an enigmatic dialogue that stands at the heart of Western philosophy, challenging the very nature of reality and thought itself. By presenting a rigorous critique of Plato's own theory of forms, it forces readers to grapple with the limits of logic and human understanding. The work's intricate paradoxes have inspired centuries of philosophical debate, influencing thinkers from Aristotle to modern metaphysicians. Even today, its questions about existence and unity remain as provocative and unsettling as ever.
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