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Parmenides and to Eon: Reconsidering Muthos and Logos

Parmenides and to Eon: Reconsidering Muthos and Logos

Hardcover

Series: Continuum Studies in Ancient Philosophy, Book 18

Philosophy

ISBN10: 1847062458
ISBN13: 9781847062451
Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
Published: Aug 9 2009
Pages: 168
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

Parmenides and To Eon offers a new historical and philosophical reading of Parmenides of Elea by exploring the significance and dynamics of the oral tradition of ancient Greece. The book disentangles our theories of language from what evidence suggests is an archaic Greek experience of speech. With this in mind, the author reconsiders Parmenides' poem, arguing that the way we divide up his text is inconsistent with the oral tradition Parmenides inherits. Wilkinson proposes that, although Parmenides may have composed his poem in writing, it is probable that the poem was orally performed rather than silently read.

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