Parmenides — Questions and answers
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What was Parmenides's main idea about the true nature of reality?
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- Reality is always changing and moving.
- Reality is one but can be divided into many parts.
- Reality simply is, unchanging and indivisible. ✓
- Reality is just an illusion that doesn't exist.
Answer: Reality simply is, unchanging and indivisible.
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Who were some of the thinkers who joined Parmenides's Eleatic School?
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- Plato and Aristotle
- Zeno of Elea and Melissus of Samos ✓
- Heraclitus and Zeno
- Teodoro and Elodie
Answer: Zeno of Elea and Melissus of Samos
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Why was Teodoro perplexed after studying Parmenides?
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- He couldn't find his philosophy book.
- He saw constant change, but Parmenides said reality is unchanging. ✓
- Elodie gave him a problem that was too difficult.
- He believed reality was beyond senses and intellect.
Answer: He saw constant change, but Parmenides said reality is unchanging.
From page 3
What fundamental principle did Parmenides start with, as explained by Elodie?
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- "Change is the only constant."
- "The senses always tell us the truth."
- "Being is, and non-being is not." ✓
- "Everything comes from something else."
Answer: "Being is, and non-being is not."
From page 4
In the Parmenidean universe, which of these would NOT exist?
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- Things that are eternally present.
- Things that are complete.
- A beginning, an end, movement, or division. ✓
- Questions about reality.
Answer: A beginning, an end, movement, or division.
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According to Elodie, which famous philosophers were influenced by Parmenides's ideas?
Choices
- Teodoro and Emilia
- Zeno and Melissus
- Plato and Aristotle ✓
- Heraclitus and his mother
Answer: Plato and Aristotle
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