PARMENIDES by Plato

Paper Back Book, 132 Pages
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Is the theory of Forms defensible—or does it collapse under its own weight? In Parmenides, Plato presents his most enigmatic and challenging dialogue. The young Socrates, full of confidence in his theory of ideal Forms, meets the elder philosophers Parmenides and Zeno—who subject his ideas to a devastating philosophical examination. What follows is a brilliant and puzzling critique that tests the limits of logic and metaphysics. In its second half, Parmenides leads Socrates through a dense series of paradoxes about “the One,” exploring what it would mean for it to exist or not exist. The result is a text both dazzling and disorienting—a true exercise in pure thought. Often seen as a turning point in Plato’s development, Parmenides forces readers to confront the complexity of unity, being, and the very structure of reality. It is a philosophical labyrinth that continues to provoke awe, debate, and fascination to this day.