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Parmenides was a Greek philosopher from Elea who founded the School of Elea. He believed that all changes are an illusion and that there is only one reality which is finite, uniform, motionless, and can only be understood through reason rather than sensory experience. Parmenides' disciple Zeno used logical arguments to support Parmenides' view that motion is an illusion. Pythagoras also founded a philosophical school with many followers. He made important contributions to mathematics, astronomy, and music theory. Pythagoras believed that numbers are fundamental to understanding the universe and applied mathematical principles to many aspects of human existence. He observed the harmonic relationships in string lengths that produce pleasant tones, which may have been
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- 1. PERMENDIES
- 2. Life of Parmenides Parmenides was born in the Greek colony of Elea (southern Italy). He was the founder of the School of Elea, which also included Melissus of Samos and the young Zeno of Elea (who was about 25 years younger than Parmenides and may also have been his eromenos or adolescent lover, a common tradition of ancient Greece).
- 3. contributions He believed that all changes are an illusion. There is only one reality, it is finite, uniform, motionless, fixed and can be understood only through reason. Knowledge is attained only through rational thought because sensory experience provides only illusion.He supported it with logic. Zeno who was his disciple, used logical arguments to show that motion was an illusion.
- 4. PYTHAGORAS
- 5. Life of Pythagoras Pythagoras founded a philosophical and religious school that had many followers. Pythagoras was the head of the society with an inner circle of followers who lived permanently with the Society, had no personal possessions and were vegetarians. They were taught by Pythagoras himself and obeyed strict rules. Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher who made important developments in mathematics, astronomy, and the theory of music. The theorem now known as Pythagoras's theorem was known to the Babylonians 1000 years earlier but he may have been the first to prove it. (570BC-490BC)
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