The narrator of this work claims to have completely memorized it after hearing it retold by Pythodorus.
The narrator of this work claims to have completely memorized it after hearing it retold by Pythodorus. One speaker in this work criticizes another's argument against pluralism by distinguishing between oneness and uniqueness. That argument is in turn attacked by this dialogue's title speaker, whose "greatest difficulty" argument claims that because Forms are separate from the material world, people can have no contact and thus no knowledge of them. That speaker introduces eight or nine "deductions" as a possible way to overcome these problems. The title speaker of this dialogue, which is narrated by Antiphon, also argues that if there is a Form of Greatness, there must also be a Form that includes Greatness and the first Form, ad infinitum, which is known as this dialogue's "Third Man" argument. For 10 points, name this Platonic dialogue between a young Socrates and the title Eleatic philosopher.
The narrator of this work claims to have completely memorized it after hearing it retold by Pythodorus.
Parmenides