Melissus of Samos

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:artworks Art should reflect the unchanging nature of reality
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Parmenides
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Samos
gptkbp:business_model Ethics is derived from understanding being
gptkbp:contribution Arguments for the existence of a single, unchanging reality
gptkbp:cultural_diversity Diversity is an illusion
gptkbp:death_year circa 400 BC
gptkbp:education Education should focus on understanding being
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on Being and non-being
gptkbp:has_skill Knowledge is about the unchanging reality
gptkbp:history History is a reflection of the unchanging reality
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Melissus of Samos
gptkbp:impact Human nature is part of the unchanging reality
Science must align with philosophical truths
gptkbp:influence Influenced the development of metaphysics
Later metaphysics
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Anaxagoras
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:Heraclitus
gptkbp:is_often_used_in God is identical to the universe
gptkbp:known_for Eleatic philosophy
gptkbp:language Language can distort reality
gptkbp:legacy Influence on later philosophers like Zeno of Elea
gptkbp:modifications Change is an illusion
Change is not real
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:On_Nature
gptkbp:philosophy gptkb:Eleatic_school
Monism
Existence is singular and uniform
Philosophy seeks to understand the nature of being
gptkbp:political_position Politics should reflect the nature of reality
gptkbp:setting_time Time is an illusion in the context of being
Timelessness of reality
gptkbp:social_structure Society should be based on philosophical principles
gptkbp:technique Dialectical reasoning
gptkbp:view Reality is one and indivisible
Truth is absolute and unchanging
Unity is the essence of being
gptkbp:view_on_cosmology Cosmology is based on the principles of being
gptkbp:view_on_dialectics Dialectics is a method to uncover truth
gptkbp:view_on_matter Matter is eternal and unchanging
gptkbp:view_on_perception Perception can be misleading
gptkbp:view_on_philosophical_inquiry Philosophical inquiry leads to understanding being.
gptkbp:view_on_space Infinite and unbounded
Space is infinite and unbounded
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eleatic_school
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6