The Eleatics were a school of pre-Socratic philosophers at Elea, a Greek colony in Lucania, Italy. The group was founded in the early fifth century BCE by Parmenides. Other members of the school included Zeno of Elea and Melissus of Samos. Xenophanes is sometimes included in the list, though there is some dispute over this.

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The school took its name from Elea, a Greek city of lower Italy, the home of its chief exponents, Parmenides and Zeno. Its foundation is often attributed to Xenophanes of Colophon, but, although there is much in his speculations which formed part of the later Eleatic doctrine, it is probably more correct to regard Parmenides as the founder of the school.

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#ATHoP 39 The Eleatics, unlike previous schools, argued that it is thought, not sense experience, which gives us a true picture of reality.
PhilosophyOnlyn (Gareth Southwell) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:21:00 -0000
#ATHoP 39 The Eleatics, unlike previous schools, argued that it is thought, not sense experience, which gives us a true picture of reality.

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