Parmenides of Elea is a preSocratic philosopher best known for his thesis of being. His sole work, On Nature, is composed of three sections: Proem, Reality, and Opinion. After exploring all three, this video acknowledges an apparent contradiction between sections of Reality and Opinion also known as the AD Paradox. Four interpretations of the solution to the paradox are offered. Finally, the common viewpoint of "Heraclitus vs Parmenides" is challenged through inspecting their respective histories and thought.

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Timestamps:
00:00 || Introduction
00:56 || On Nature: Proem, Reality, Opinion
10:58 || The AD Paradox and Four Interpretations
17:03 || Heraclitus and Parmenides
21:16 || Conclusion

Sources:
Grondin, Jean. Introduction to Metaphysics: from Parmenides to Levinas. Columbia University Press, 2012.
Curd, Patricia. A Presocratics Reader: Selected Fragments and Testimonia. Hackett Publishing, 2011.
Palmer, John. “Parmenides.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 2 Aug. 2016, plato.stanford.edu/entries/parmenides/.
DeLong, Jeremy C. "Parmenides of Elea." Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. https://iep.utm.edu/parmenid/.
Hobbs, Angie. "Parmenides." Philosophy Overdose.    • Video  
Heraclitus, and Dennis Sweet. Heraclitus: Translation and Analysis. Lanham: Univ. Press of America, 1995.