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• Eleatic — E le*at ic, a. [L. eleaticus, from Elea (or Velia) in Italy.] Of or pertaining to a certain school of Greek philosophers who taught that the only certain science is that which owes nothing to the senses, and all to the reason. n. A philosopher of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Eleatic One — ▪ philosophy       in Eleatic philosophy, the assertion of Parmenides of Elea that Being is one (Greek: hen) and unique and that it is continuous, indivisible, and all that there is or ever will be.       His deduction of the predicate one from… …   Universalium

• Eleatic — El•e•at•ic [[t]ˌɛl iˈæt ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) pho noting or pertaining to a school of philosophy, founded by Parmenides, that investigated the phenomenal world, esp. with reference to the phenomena of change 2) pho a philosopher of the Eleatic school • …   From formal English to slang

• Eleatic — Eleaticism, n. /el ee at ik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Elea. 2. noting or pertaining to a school of philosophy, founded by Parmenides, that investigated the phenomenal world, especially with reference to the phenomena of change. n. 3. a… …   Universalium

• Ionian School — The Ionian School, a type of Greek philosophy centred in Miletus, Ionia in the 6th and 5th centuries BC, is something of a misnomer. Although Ionia was a centre of Western philosophy, the scholars it produced, including Anaximander, Anaximenes,… …   Wikipedia

• Megarian school of philosophy — The Megarian school of philosophy was founded by Euclides of Megara, one of the pupils of Socrates.Two main elements went to make up the Megarian as a doctrine. Like the Cynics and the Cyrenaics, Euclides started from the Socratic principle that… …   Wikipedia

• Eleatic — adjective Etymology: Latin Eleaticus, from Greek Eleatikos, from Elea (Velia), ancient town in southern Italy Date: 1695 of or relating to a school of Greek philosophers founded by Parmenides and developed by Zeno and marked by belief in the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• eleatic — I. |elē|ad.ik adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin Eleaticus (also, of Elea), from Greek Eleatikos, from Eleatēs of Elea (from Elea Velia ancient town in southern Italy) + ikos ic : of or …   Useful english dictionary

• Eleatic — [ˌɛlɪ atɪk] adjective relating to the ancient Greek city of Elea in SW Italy, home to a 5th century school of philosophers that included Xenophanes, Parmenides, and Zeno. noun an Eleatic philosopher …   English new terms dictionary

• Sophists (The) — The sophists G. B. Kerferd In the fifth century BC the term sophistēs was used in Greece as a name to designate a particular profession, that of certain travelling teachers who went from city to city giving lectures and providing instruction in a …   History of philosophy

• Megarian school — Megara in Attica, lying equidistant from Athens, Thebes, and Corinth The Megarian school of philosophy (also called the Dialectical school), which flourished in the 4th century BC, was founded by Euclid of Megara, one of the pupils of Socrates.… …   Wikipedia