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zeno of elea

 

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Noun zeno of elea has 1 sense
  1. Zeno, Zeno of Elea - ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC)
    --1 is a kind of philosopher

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Zeno of Elea

Description:

Zeno of Elea was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher known for his paradoxes, which challenged conventional ideas about motion and infinity. He was a disciple of Parmenides and is considered one of the founders of the philosophy of metaphysics.

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Noun:

1. Zeno of Elea's paradoxes have intrigued philosophers and mathematicians for centuries.

2. The philosophical teachings of Zeno of Elea heavily influenced later schools of thought.

Adjective:

1. Many philosophers debate the implications of the Zenoian paradoxes on modern physics.

2. He presented a Zenoian argument against the existence of an infinite series of moments in time.

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