Socrates and the Theory of FOrms

Socrates, Parmenides, and the Unchanging World During the Hellenic Age, or the fourth and fifth centuries BC, in Athens, it was unconventional for a philosopher to profess to know anything about the gods. Although they were risking being labeled blasphemers, Parmenides and Socrates devised their own theories to explain the world. These theories consisted of dividing everything into two areas, that which is real, and that which is not. In this paper, I will discuss …

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