Melissus of Samos

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:artwork Art should reflect the unchanging nature of reality
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Parmenides
gptkbp:born gptkb:Samos
gptkbp:business_model Ethics is derived from understanding being
gptkbp:contribution Arguments for the existence of a single, unchanging reality
gptkbp:cultural_representation Diversity is an illusion
gptkbp:death_date circa 400 BC
gptkbp:education Education should focus on understanding being
gptkbp:focuses_on Being and non-being
gptkbp:has_skill Knowledge is about the unchanging reality
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:Heraclitus
gptkbp:historical_event 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_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
Dialectics is a method to uncover truth
Existence is singular and uniform
Philosophy seeks to understand the nature of being
Philosophical inquiry leads to understanding being.
gptkbp:political_position Politics should reflect the nature of reality
gptkbp:setting 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:universe Cosmology is based on the principles of being
gptkbp:viewpoint Infinite and unbounded
Matter is eternal and unchanging
Reality is one and indivisible
Space is infinite and unbounded
Truth is absolute and unchanging
Unity is the essence of being
gptkbp:vision Perception can be misleading
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eleatic_school
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4