PHI 2380 Chapter p. 145-173: 2015-01-28 - Philosophy Before Socrates.docx

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 2380
• Professor: Francisco Gonzalez

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2015-01-28: according to parmenides, what are the principal characteristics of what is and why must what is have these characteristics, ungenerated, imperishable, whole, unique, steadfast, and complete, indivisible, remains the same, fixed, and altogether one. If it was not complete (and did not possess these other characteristics), it would be in want of what it is missing (incomplete). Thus, my parmenides" definition, it would not be what is. It is pursued by mortals who think it is and is not the same a) ex: before and after a fig changes color, it is still a fig (the same), just not the same (color) Defined by the claim that there is a difference between what is and b)