- Zeno of Elea
- biographical name circa 495-circa 430 B.C. Greek philosopher
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Zeno of Elea — (pronEng|ˈziːnoʊ əv ˈɛliə, Greek: Ζήνων ὁ Ἐλεάτης) (ca. 490 BC? – ca. 430 BC?) was a pre Socratic Greek philosopher of southern Italy and a member of the Eleatic School founded by Parmenides. Aristotle called him the inventor of the dialectic… … Wikipedia
Zeno of Elea — • Greek philosopher (b. 490 B.C.) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Zeno of Elea Zeno of Elea † … Catholic encyclopedia
Zeno of Elea — (c. 490 bc–c. 430 bc) Greek philosopher Zeno was born at Elea (now Velia in Italy) and in about 450 bcaccompanied his teacher, Parmenides, to Athens. There he propounded the theories of the Eleatic school and became famous for his series of… … Scientists
Zeno of Elea — c490 c430 B.C., Greek philosopher. Also called Zeno. * * * born с 495 died с 430 BC Greek philosopher and mathematician. He was called by Aristotle the inventor of dialectic. He is best known for his paradoxes (see paradoxes of Zeno). As a pupil… … Universalium
Zeno of Elea — (b. c. 490 BC) The pupil and principal defender of Parmenides, Zeno was called the inventor of dialectic by Aristotle . His one book, of which we possess only fragments, contained many arguments for the unreality of the pluralistic world that we… … Philosophy dictionary
Zeno of Elea — noun ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495 430 BC) • Syn: ↑Zeno • Instance Hypernyms: ↑philosopher * * * c490 c430 B.C., Greek philosopher. Also called Zeno … Useful english dictionary
Zeno of Elea — See Pythagoreans and Eleatics … History of philosophy
Zeno of Elea — Ze′no of E′lea n. big c490–c430 b.c., Greek philosopher … From formal English to slang
Zeno of Elea — /ˌzinoʊ əv ˈiliə/ (say .zeenoh uhv eeleeuh) noun fl. late 5th century BC, Greek philosopher, a disciple of Parmenides …
