Dialogue

 1 Parme|         The contradictions which follow from the hypotheses of the
 2 Parme|         which may be supposed to follow from the assumption that
 3 Parme|       them only?’ ‘That seems to follow.’ ‘And would you like to
 4 Parme|      consequence would no longer follow. ‘But must not the thought
 5 Parme|        be unable or unwilling to follow. In the first place, neither
 6 Parme|      only the consequences which follow from a given hypothesis,
 7 Parme|          consequences also which follow from the denial of the hypothesis.
 8 Parme|          which they could hardly follow him. From the crude idea
 9 Parme|     consider not only what would follow from a given hypothesis,
10 Parme|       hypothesis, but what would follow from the denial of it, to
11 Parme| Parmenides are expressly said to follow the method of Zeno, and
12 Parme|         the contradictions which follow from the assertion of any
13 Parme|       all the consequences which follow on the assumption that the
14 Parme|       contradictory consequences follow from the existence or non-existence
15 Parme|       Innumerable contradictions follow from either of the two alternatives,
16 Parme|    results which they suppose to follow from the affirmation of
17 Parme|      each of them?~That seems to follow.~Then would you like to
18 Parme|     knowledge, and is willing to follow a long and laborious demonstration;
19 Parme|  consider the consequences which follow on the supposition either
20 Parme|      whatever they may be, which follow, if the one is?~Yes.~Then
21 Parme|         if one is one, what will follow, but if one is:—am I not
22 Parme|         ask, if one is what will follow. Does not this hypothesis
23 Parme|        the beginning, the others follow, until you reach the end?~
24 Parme|          other consequences will follow.~Let us do as you say.~If
25 Parme|        of the one are, what will follow.~Let us ask that question.~