Zeno of Elea was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Elea, in what is now Southern Italy. He was a student of Parmenides and one of the Eleatics. Zeno defended his instructor's belief in monism, the
Portrait of Zeno of Elea by Jan de Bisschop (1628–1671)
Zeno shows the Doors to Truth and Falsity (Veritas et Falsitas). Fresco in the Library of El Escorial, Madrid.
Parmenides of Elea was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Elea in Magna Graecia.
Zeno of Elea
…Ζήνων ὁ Ἐλεάτης; c. 490 – c. 430 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Elea, in what is now Southern Italy (Magna Graecia). He was a student of Parmenides and one of the Eleatics. Zeno defended his instructor's belief in monism, the idea that only one single entity exists that makes up all of reality. He…
Bust of Parmenides discovered at Velia, thought to have been partially modeled on a Metrodorus bust
Greek vase with runners at the panathenaic games, c. 530 BC. In Plato's [fictional] dialogue, Parmenides and Zeno debate a young Socrates during these games c. 450 BC.
Parmenides. Detail of The School of Athens by Raphael.