dc.contributor.advisor | Lombardo, Stanley | |
dc.contributor.author | Dugan, Kelly Patricia | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-08-02T14:21:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-08-02T14:21:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-04-15 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.other | http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11460 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/7838 | |
dc.description.abstract | Among other scholars, G.E.L. Owen and Leonardo Tarán established the traditional view of Parmenides, the 5th century BC Greek philosopher, as a numerical monist. A numerical monist is a philosopher that advocates one true reality without distinction. More recently, there have been alternative interpretations. Standing alone, Jonathan Barnes suggests that Parmenides was not a monist. On the other hand, Patricia Curd and Alexander P.D. Mourelatos claim that Parmenides expressed limited monism. With the emergence of these arguments, I was compelled to present my own perspective. I argue in support of the conventional position, however, unlike Owens and Tarán, I offer evidence based on a literary comparison between Parmenides and Shankara, the 8th century AD Indian philosopher. | |
dc.format.extent | 43 pages | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | University of Kansas | |
dc.rights | This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author. | |
dc.subject | Classical studies | |
dc.title | Understanding Parmenides as a Numerical Monist: A Comparative Study | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Tuozzo, Thomas | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Shaw, Michael | |
dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | Classics | |
dc.thesis.degreeLevel | M.A. | |
kusw.oastatus | na | |
kusw.oapolicy | This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
kusw.bibid | 7642851 | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | |