Parmenides of Elea is the father of western metaphysics, and one of the most fascinating and strange figures of ancient philosophy. Anyone whom Aristotle called ‘almost insane’ can’t be all bad, right? Parmenides’ legacy to philosophy is his intense meditation on the problem of Being, in itself, by itself, as the ultimate ground of existence. … Continue reading All for One, and One for All: Parmenides of Elea