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Eleatic definition

ĕlē-ătĭk
Of or characteristic of the tradition of philosophy founded by Zeno of Elea and Parmenides and holding the belief that there is one indivisible and unchanging reality.
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Designating or of an ancient Greek school of philosophy which held that true being is singular and unchanging and that plurality, change, and motion are illusory: Parmenides and Zeno were its best-known adherents.
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An Eleatic philosopher.
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Of or relating to a certain school of Ancient Greek philosophers who taught that the only certain science is that which owes nothing to the senses, and all to the reason.
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A philosopher of the Eleatic school.
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Noun

Singular:
eleatic
Plural:
eleatics

Origin of eleatic

  • Latin Eleāticus from Greek Eleātikos from Elea

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin eleaticus, from Elea (Velia) in Italy.

    From Wiktionary

Eleatic Sentence Examples

  • Aristotle, in a passage already cited, Metaphysics, A5, speaks of Xenophanes as the first of the Eleatic unitarians, adding that his monotheism was reached through the contemplation of the oupavos.

  • Its foundation is often attributed to Xenophanes of Colophon, but, although there is much in his speculations which formed part of the later Eleatic doctrine, it is probably more correct to regard Parmenides as the founder of the school.

  • In these main contentions the Eleatic school achieved a real advance, and paved the way to the modern conception of metaphysics.

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