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Melissus and Eleatic Monism (Hardcover)
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Melissus and Eleatic Monism (Hardcover)
Series: Cambridge Classical Studies
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In the fifth century BCE, Melissus of Samos developed wildly
counterintuitive claims against plurality, change, and the
reliability of the senses. This book provides a reconstruction of
the preserved textual evidence for his philosophy, along with an
interpretation of the form and content of each of his arguments. A
close examination of his thought reveals an extraordinary clarity
and unity in his method and gives us a unique perspective on how
philosophy developed in the fifth century, and how Melissus came to
be the most prominent representative of what we now call
Eleaticism, the monistic philosophy inaugurated by Parmenides. The
rich intellectual climate of Ionian enquiry in which Melissus
worked is explored and brought to bear on central questions of the
interpretation of his fragments. This volume will appeal to
students and scholars of early Greek philosophy, and also those
working on historical and medical texts.
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