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dc.contributor.advisorLombardo, Stanley
dc.contributor.authorDugan, Kelly Patricia
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-02T14:21:00Z
dc.date.available2011-08-02T14:21:00Z
dc.date.issued2011-04-15
dc.date.submitted2011
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11460
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/7838
dc.description.abstractAmong 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.extent43 pages
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Kansas
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dc.subjectClassical studies
dc.titleUnderstanding Parmenides as a Numerical Monist: A Comparative Study
dc.typeThesis
dc.contributor.cmtememberTuozzo, Thomas
dc.contributor.cmtememberShaw, Michael
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineClassics
dc.thesis.degreeLevelM.A.
kusw.oastatusna
kusw.oapolicyThis item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
kusw.bibid7642851
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