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  1 Parme|                                  Parmenides~
  2 Parme|         character of ‘the great’ Parmenides has extended to the dialogue
  3 Parme|         this surprising. For the Parmenides is more fragmentary and
  4 Parme|        sentiments by the lips of Parmenides, and overthrowing him out
  5 Parme|        been admitted by Zeno and Parmenides themselves. The contradictions
  6 Parme|     understood them or not.’~The Parmenides in point of style is one
  7 Parme|    informed by him that Zeno and Parmenides were not altogether pleased
  8 Parme|         are glad to be told that Parmenides was ‘aged but well-favoured,’
  9 Parme|         good-looking’; also that Parmenides affected to decline the
 10 Parme| Respecting the visit of Zeno and Parmenides to Athens, we may observe—
 11 Parme|          determining the date of Parmenides and Zeno; fourthly, that
 12 Parme|   interpreters have regarded the Parmenides as a ‘reductio ad absurdum’
 13 Parme|        in the mouth of the great Parmenides himself, who appeared to
 14 Parme|          lay hands on his father Parmenides.’ Nothing of this kind is
 15 Parme|         kind is said of Zeno and Parmenides. How then, without a word
 16 Parme|          must arrive is that the Parmenides is not a refutation of the
 17 Parme|       that no explanation of the Parmenides can be satisfactory which
 18 Parme|        go out of his way to make Parmenides attack the Platonic Ideas,
 19 Parme|         writings, to condemn the Parmenides as spurious. The accidental
 20 Parme|       knew the work. And, if the Parmenides is spurious, like Ueberweg,
 21 Parme|         immediate subject of the Parmenides, we may remark that Plato
 22 Parme|    conversation of Socrates with Parmenides and Zeno, of which the report
 23 Parme|         to him the appearance of Parmenides and Zeno; they had come
 24 Parme|          to have been beloved of Parmenides in the days of his youth,
 25 Parme|          Pythodorus entered with Parmenides and Aristoteles, who was
 26 Parme|        said Socrates, turning to Parmenides, ‘that Zeno is your second
 27 Parme|         only intended to protect Parmenides against ridicule by showing
 28 Parme|         said that in his opinion Parmenides and Zeno were not very well
 29 Parme|        Socrates. ‘Tell me,’ said Parmenides, ‘do you think that the
 30 Parme|         are base and vile?’ ‘No, Parmenides; visible things like these
 31 Parme|        Socrates. ‘Because,’ said Parmenides, ‘in that case the whole,
 32 Parme|          same sort of way,’ said Parmenides, ‘as a sail, which is one,
 33 Parme|         my way.’ ‘I think,’ said Parmenides, ‘that this arises out of
 34 Parme|         a man of my years,’ said Parmenides. ‘Then will you, Zeno?’ ‘
 35 Parme|         Zeno, with a smile, ‘ask Parmenides, for the undertaking is
 36 Parme|      like.~It was no wonder that Parmenides and Zeno should hear the
 37 Parme|   submitted to the criticisms of Parmenides.~To appreciate truly the
 38 Parme|       remember the place held by Parmenides in the history of Greek
 39 Parme|       incongruity in the veteran Parmenides correcting the youthful
 40 Parme|         of notice. First of all, Parmenides tries him by the test of
 41 Parme|         well as of the greatest? Parmenides rebukes this want of consistency
 42 Parme|           The other criticism of Parmenides on Socrates attributes to
 43 Parme|    Megarian philosophers. Still, Parmenides does not deny to Socrates
 44 Parme|      discussion of Socrates with Parmenides is one of the most remarkable
 45 Parme|       The first difficulty which Parmenides raises respecting the Platonic
 46 Parme|       they merely resemble them? Parmenides shows that objections may
 47 Parme|          counter illustration of Parmenides, who compares the idea of
 48 Parme|     answer, which is repelled by Parmenides with another truth or half-truth
 49 Parme|         and independent of them? Parmenides draws out this difficulty
 50 Parme|         speaking by the mouth of Parmenides, does not treat even this
 51 Parme|       them; for, as Socrates and Parmenides both admit, the denial of
 52 Parme|       the nature of the process. Parmenides attributes the difficulties
 53 Parme|       dialogue.~The paradoxes of Parmenides seem trivial to us, because
 54 Parme|      over their minds. To do the Parmenides justice, we should imagine
 55 Parme|         from the manner in which Parmenides speaks of a similar method
 56 Parme|        that the obscurity of the Parmenides would not have existed to
 57 Parme|     remarking that the theses of Parmenides are expressly said to follow
 58 Parme|          of the connexion of the Parmenides with the Eristic school.
 59 Parme|       existence of the many, and Parmenides seems to aim at proving
 60 Parme|        denial of the many, or of Parmenides’ assault upon the Ideas;
 61 Parme|   dialectics. But to the mind of Parmenides and Plato, ‘Gott-betrunkene
 62 Parme|         aim of the hypotheses of Parmenides is to criticize the earlier
 63 Parme|       attributing to the ‘father Parmenides’ the last review of the
 64 Parme|          final conclusion of the Parmenides either as sceptical or as
 65 Parme|         be put into the mouth of Parmenides, who, in this very dialogue,
 66 Parme|         would hardly have chosen Parmenides, the condemner of the ‘undiscerning
 67 Parme|     mazes of the labyrinth which Parmenides knew so well, and trembled
 68 Parme|           I cannot refuse,’ said Parmenides, ‘since, as Zeno remarks,
 69 Parme|           The processes by which Parmenides obtains his remarkable results
 70 Parme|     which flow from them.~In the Parmenides we seem to breathe the spirit
 71 Parme|          the one and many of the Parmenides have precisely the same
 72 Parme|       2ndly, the relation of the Parmenides to the other dialogues.~
 73 Parme|       answer the questions which Parmenides asks of Socrates. And yet
 74 Parme|     conceiving them is required. Parmenides may still have thought that ‘
 75 Parme|          already discussing: (2) Parmenides has intimated in the first
 76 Parme|         against the One.~II. The Parmenides is not only a criticism
 77 Parme|          refutation of them. The Parmenides belongs to that stage of
 78 Parme|         teaching.~To sum up: the Parmenides of Plato is a critique,
 79 Parme|          been provided.’~...~The Parmenides of Plato belongs to a stage
 80 Parme|   searching cross-examination of Parmenides; and may at last perhaps
 81 Parme|      illusion.~The method of the Parmenides may be compared with the
 82 Parme|      which Plato by the mouth of Parmenides makes between ‘One is one’
 83 Parme|                                  PARMENIDES~PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE:
 84 Parme|      Pythodorus, Socrates, Zeno, Parmenides, Aristoteles.~Cephalus rehearses
 85 Parme|      between Socrates, Zeno, and Parmenides many years ago, Pythodorus
 86 Parme|         to him the appearance of Parmenides and Zeno; they came to Athens,
 87 Parme|          to have been beloved by Parmenides. He said that they lodged
 88 Parme|        to them in the absence of Parmenides, and had very nearly finished
 89 Parme| Pythodorus entered, and with him Parmenides and Aristoteles who was
 90 Parme|          general purpose.~I see, Parmenides, said Socrates, that Zeno
 91 Parme|         protect the arguments of Parmenides against those who make fun
 92 Parme|          Pythodorus thought that Parmenides and Zeno were not altogether
 93 Parme|       him. When he had finished, Parmenides expressed their feelings
 94 Parme|       such ideas, said Socrates.~Parmenides proceeded: And would you
 95 Parme|     water?~I am often undecided, Parmenides, as to whether I ought to
 96 Parme|        them.~Yes, Socrates, said Parmenides; that is because you are
 97 Parme|        one of the many?~Why not, Parmenides? said Socrates.~Because
 98 Parme|      easily answered.~Well, said Parmenides, and what do you say of
 99 Parme|   existence except in our minds, Parmenides? For in that case each idea
100 Parme|         is no escape.~Then, said Parmenides, if you say that everything
101 Parme|        thought?~The latter view, Parmenides, is no more rational than
102 Parme|         known.~What do you mean, Parmenides? said Socrates.~In the first
103 Parme|        meaning in this way, said Parmenides:—A master has a slave; now
104 Parme|          Because, Socrates, said Parmenides, we have admitted that the
105 Parme| monstrous.~These, Socrates, said Parmenides, are a few, and only a few
106 Parme|        others.~I agree with you, Parmenides, said Socrates; and what
107 Parme|          And yet, Socrates, said Parmenides, if a man, fixing his attention
108 Parme|        way at present.~Yes, said Parmenides; and I think that this arises,
109 Parme|         nature of this exercise, Parmenides, which you would recommend?~
110 Parme|       anything.~Quite true, said Parmenides; but I think that you should
111 Parme|        see the real truth.~That, Parmenides, is a tremendous business
112 Parme|          us make our petition to Parmenides himself, who is quite right
113 Parme|       and wisdom. And therefore, Parmenides, I join in the request of
114 Parme|          whole company entreated Parmenides to give an example of the
115 Parme|   process. I cannot refuse, said Parmenides; and yet I feel rather like
116 Parme|        am the one whom you mean, Parmenides, said Aristoteles; for I
117 Parme|          Ask, and I will answer.~Parmenides proceeded: 1.a. If one is,