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Unchanging One
- Parmenides argued reality is a single, unchanging block where there is no change, past, or future.
- He deduced this from ‘‘what is is’’ and ‘‘what is not is not,’’ rejecting generation and annihilation.
From Logical Laws To Metaphysics
- Parmenides used the principles ‘‘what is is’’ and ‘‘what is not is not’’ to support his metaphysics.
- From those principles he argued nothing can come from non-being and nothing can pass into non-being.
Follow Argument Over Senses
- Parmenides advises privileging rational argument over sense experience when they conflict.
- He instructs us to ‘‘ignore what your eyes tell you’’ and trust logical conclusions instead.