Parmenides

By Plato
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This dialogue presents a formidable intellectual challenge, featuring a youthful Socrates who is rigorously critiqued by the veteran philosopher Parmenides and his student Zeno. The text dissects the Theory of Forms with surgical precision, raising difficult questions about participation, likeness, and the unity of the Good. It shifts into a complex gymnastic of dialectic, exploring the necessary consequences of asserting whether "the one" exists or does not exist. This is Plato's most technical and abstract work, often seen as a training manual for the highest levels of philosophical thought.

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Rating★★★★ 4.2 (3.5K)
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GenrePhilosophy
Length4 hrs 9 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Introduction
2Text
3IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER

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