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Xenophanes’ Metres
Perhaps the most obvious and, for us, the most surprising stylistic feature of Xenophanes’ surviving fragments is the fact that they were written in verse. Whilst this general feature has received much comment and explanation, a more fine-grained an…
How to Name Invisible Principles? The Challenge of Naming What the Eyes Cannot See
What were the guidelines that the ancient atomists followed when coining new terms to name their principles? To what extent the difficulty of apprehension and understanding of the nature of their principles would justify the use of more than one ter…
Parmenides as psychologist ”“ Part one: fragments DK 1 and 2
The aim of this essay is to examine an aspect of Parmenides’ poem which is often overlooked: the psychological grounds Parmenides uses to construct his view. While it is widely recognized by scholars that following Parmenides’ view requires addressi…
History and Prehistory of Philosophy:: Some Key Dates
Philosophy is often taken to be something that is always possible, so that everyone is fully entitled (and no one can avoid) sketching a ‘philosophy’ of his/her own. Nevertheless, it is widely assumed that philosophy began in Miletus with Thales. Bu…
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