Plato's patricide in the sophist

In this paper, the author attempts to elucidate validity of Plato's criticism of Parmenides' simplified monistic ontology, as well as his concept of non-being. In contrast to Parmenides, Plato introduces a more complex ontology of the megista gene and redefines Parmenides' concept of...

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Main Author: Deretić Irina J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Philosophy, Kosovska Mitrovica 2012-01-01
Series:Zbornik Radova Filozofskog Fakulteta u Prištini
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Online Access:http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-3293/2012/0354-32931202431D.pdf
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spelling doaj-0079fd98034c48f0b7ae9f0ec3020aa22020-11-25T00:21:47ZengFaculty of Philosophy, Kosovska MitrovicaZbornik Radova Filozofskog Fakulteta u Prištini0354-32932217-80822012-01-01201242-24314450354-32931202431DPlato's patricide in the sophistDeretić Irina J.0Filozofski fakultet, Beograd%SR13-01.21In this paper, the author attempts to elucidate validity of Plato's criticism of Parmenides' simplified monistic ontology, as well as his concept of non-being. In contrast to Parmenides, Plato introduces a more complex ontology of the megista gene and redefines Parmenides' concept of non-being as something absolutely different from being. According to Plato, not all things are in the same sense, i. e. they have the different ontological status. Additionally, he redefines Parmenides' concept of absolute non-being as 'difference' or 'otherness.' .http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-3293/2012/0354-32931202431D.pdfPlatoParmenidesontologybeingnon-beingmegista gene
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Plato's patricide in the sophist
Zbornik Radova Filozofskog Fakulteta u Prištini
Plato
Parmenides
ontology
being
non-being
megista gene
author_facet Deretić Irina J.
author_sort Deretić Irina J.
title Plato's patricide in the sophist
title_short Plato's patricide in the sophist
title_full Plato's patricide in the sophist
title_fullStr Plato's patricide in the sophist
title_full_unstemmed Plato's patricide in the sophist
title_sort plato's patricide in the sophist
publisher Faculty of Philosophy, Kosovska Mitrovica
series Zbornik Radova Filozofskog Fakulteta u Prištini
issn 0354-3293
2217-8082
publishDate 2012-01-01
description In this paper, the author attempts to elucidate validity of Plato's criticism of Parmenides' simplified monistic ontology, as well as his concept of non-being. In contrast to Parmenides, Plato introduces a more complex ontology of the megista gene and redefines Parmenides' concept of non-being as something absolutely different from being. According to Plato, not all things are in the same sense, i. e. they have the different ontological status. Additionally, he redefines Parmenides' concept of absolute non-being as 'difference' or 'otherness.' .
topic Plato
Parmenides
ontology
being
non-being
megista gene
url http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-3293/2012/0354-32931202431D.pdf
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