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Parmenides
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Contents
Preface
Introduction
‘The Frames (1260-1278)
PART 1 (1278-1372),
Pamenides and Zeno (1273-128e)
Soxrates’ Long Speech (286-1303)
armen Critisns (1306-1342)
1 ‘Scope of Forms (30b-<)
2, Whole-Part Dilemma (130e-131e)
4. Langeness Regres (1323-6)
4, Forms Are Thoughts (132-0)
5, Likeness Regrese (152-1398)
6, Separation Argument (1333-134)
‘Teansition to Pat I (134e-1370)
Why Are Foring Needed? (1346-1950)
‘The Bnerise (135-1362)
Plan of the Deluctions (1364-b)
[Amn ofthe Exercise (136b-<)
‘The Respondent (136-1370)
PART I (137¢-166)
The One
‘The Positive Hypothesis (137e and 182b-<)
‘The First Antnomy: Dedutions 1 (137e-1423)
and 2 (142-1558)
‘One and Many (Deduction 2: Me 1453)
keness and Unlikeness (Deduction 2: 147-1484)
Appendix to Deductions 1 and 2 (155e-1876)
“The One and the Others
Deduction 3 (157b-159)
Deduction 4 (1536-1600)
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Analysis of the
Deductions in Part II
Deduction 1 (13%e-142a}: If the one is one, what ae the conse
‘quences forthe one? Negative consequence,
Hypothesis D.A: itis one 1374,
1 The one is ot many (1570)
2. The one is nota whole and doesn't have parts (1376-4).
53 The one doesnt have a beginning, middle, or end (137),
4. The one i unlimited (1374).
[5 The one is without shape (1374-138).
{6 The one as no lation (1380-b).
‘AL The one Is notin another (134),
1B. The one isnot intel (1380-6)
17, Tre ne is notin motion ora rest (138b-159).
A. The one isnot ia motion (38-13%).
() The one ts not altered (1380),
{@) The one does not move spatially (138-13).
a. Theome doesn’t spin in the same locaton (138-4).
', The one dows’ change plice (139).
B. Tho one isnot af rest (1385-b)
8, Theone isnot the sine as or differen from another or itself
(1396-9,
A. The one isnot diferent from itself (190)
1B. The one is not the same as another (1396-0)
CC. The one is aot different from another (15).
. The one isnot the same as sel (138d-e)
9. The one fs not like or unlike another of Hse (199-140).
A.The one isnot ike smother or itself (198-1409).
3, The one isnot unlike another oF self (140a-B).
10, The ane not equal or unequal to another oriself (140b-d)
11 The one isnot alder or younger than, or the same age 28,
{self or another (L0e- 141).
'A. The one snot the same age as another or itself (1400),