Balearic Islands PAU History Of Philosophy Practice Questions - Balearic Islands PAU History Of Philosophy Examination - UIB 2026 (Història De La Filosofia 2o Bachillerato) Exam

What is the core premise of Parmenides' Eleatic philosophy as expressed in his poem *On Nature*?

Being is constantly becoming, while Non-Being exists as empty space. All knowledge is subjective opinion (*doxa*) and objective truth is unobtainable. Matter consists of indivisible atoms moving infinitely through a void. Being is (*to eon*), Non-Being is not and cannot be thought or spoken of, rendering change and multiplicity illusory.

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Being is (*to eon*), Non-Being is not and cannot be thought or spoken of, rendering change and multiplicity illusory.

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