A Fourth Alternative in Interpreting Parmenides

Bibliographic Data

ID11584801
AuthorsJohn E Sisko (Department of Philosophy, Religion and Classical StudiesThe College of New JerseyEwing, nj 08628USA, corresponding author), Yale Weiss (0000-0002-9179-2298, Philosophy Program, The Graduate Center, CUNY365 5th Ave., Rm. 7113, New York, ny 10016USA, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume60
Issue1
Pages40-59
Publication date2014-12-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhronesis (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0031-8868 • E-ISSN: 1568-5284
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/15685284-12341278
OpenAlexW1985409365
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited20

According to current interpretations of Parmenides, he either embraces a token-monism of things, or a type-monism of the nature of each kind of thing, or a generous monism, accepting a token-monism of things of a specific type, necessary being. These interpretations share a common flaw: they fail to secure commensurability between Parmenides’ alētheia and doxa . We effect this by arguing that Parmenides champions a metaphysically refined form of material monism, a type-monism of things; that light and night are allomorphs of what-is ( to eon ); and that the key features of what-is are entailed by the theory of material monism

Epistemology · Metaphysics · Monism · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science

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