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This book intends to establish, against his numerous modern critics, that the ancient philosopher Parmenides was a mystic. Instead of arriving at his conclusions by cold reason, Parmenides found the unity of Being, which he called âœthe Truth,â by turning to a life of meditation.

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Preface Abbreviations INTRODUCTION Preliminary Remarks Setting-Background Life of Parmenides Literary Character GREEK TEXT AND TRANSLATION FRAGMENT 1 Importance of the First Fragment Controversy over the Images Path of Delusion Overview of Fragment Manuscript Tradition of Fragment Fragment 1 Text and Commentary Conspectus of Imagery FRAGMENTS 2–19 TEXT AND COMMENTARY EPILOGUE TRANSLATION WITH INTERLINEAR GREEK TEXT WORD-LIST Bibliography Index of Ancient Authors Cited Index of Modern Authors Cited Index of Subjects

Parmenides Vision A Study of Parmenides Poem

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      Publisher: University Press of America
      Publication Date: 3/30/2016 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780761867425, 978-0761867425
      ISBN10: 0761867422

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book intends to establish, against his numerous modern critics, that the ancient philosopher Parmenides was a mystic. Instead of arriving at his conclusions by cold reason, Parmenides found the unity of Being, which he called âœthe Truth,â by turning to a life of meditation.

      Table of Contents
      Preface Abbreviations INTRODUCTION Preliminary Remarks Setting-Background Life of Parmenides Literary Character GREEK TEXT AND TRANSLATION FRAGMENT 1 Importance of the First Fragment Controversy over the Images Path of Delusion Overview of Fragment Manuscript Tradition of Fragment Fragment 1 Text and Commentary Conspectus of Imagery FRAGMENTS 2–19 TEXT AND COMMENTARY EPILOGUE TRANSLATION WITH INTERLINEAR GREEK TEXT WORD-LIST Bibliography Index of Ancient Authors Cited Index of Modern Authors Cited Index of Subjects

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