Parmenides: Pre-Socratic Philosophy

Professor Angie Hobbs discusses the ancient Greek Pre-Socratic thinker, Parmenides. This is from the University of Sheffield.

00:00 Introduction
04:59 The Way of Truth
12:30 Analysis of the Way of Truth
20:42 The Way of Seeming
41:32 The Legacy of Parmenides

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[projectmalus]

I love the way she keeps summing up as the talk proceeds. Thanks for the video.

[frank]

This woman is a brilliant communicator, so fluent and cogent, enviable ability

[Lauramary_tattoos]

Wow I'm going to have to listen to this one again, so much to unpack. I really enjoy the way she takes the time to explain different interpretations.

[leonidragozin]

The Lady is still intellectually (and for some not merely!) appetizing.

[laserprawn]

One of the absolute best "In Our Time" guests.

[perlefisker]

Thank you for this presentation.
I enjoy the clear vision that goes from the Vedic philosophy to the Greek...to Buddhism, Bergson... Bernardo Kastrup.

[kumarmangalampatravali]

beautiful voice, beautiful way of presenting!

[Ki-Lessons]

I'm willing to believe a LOT of people are literally not thinking of anything.
The evidence is strong.

Dr. Hobbs is now my bedtime stories.

[shaochenshi]

Incredible. Simply an incredible and clear lecture on one of the most opaque philosopher.

[frankconte]

Absolutely brilliant! Thank you professor!

[alexdetrojan]

Frankly, the best interpretation of Parmenides' poem I've heard. But, after reading and rereading different interpretations/translations of his poem and other authors writings on Parmenides philosophy, I've tentatively come up with a theory that what his 'being' is, is Consciousness itself. There can only be consciousness(the way of truth) and things that appear to us within our consciousness(the way of opinion). Anyway, great video and great work by the presenter. 🙂

[liviubeschieri]

This is pure nonduality. Reminds me of Tony Parsons work nowadays, where he talks in almost the exact same terms. There's so many YouTube talks with him. He's like the modern Parmenides, and is dubbed the father of radical nonduality, or neo-advaita. But it's so cool to see an ancient greek philosopher talk in these exact terms. 😊

[ruygranja]

This explanation about Parmenides gave me the will to get more knowledge about his thinking. Thank you very much for being so informative and clear.

[juliovelascocobelo]

It's the best explanation I've ever heard about Parmenides words. Congratulations, and I encourage you to deal with other "difficult" philosophers (are there easy ones?) such as Zeno himself, Hegel, etc.

[andresmacgaul]

Thank you so much for this wonderful lesson about Parmenides. I loved professor Hobbs's clarity and enthusiasm. Wonderful video.

[enby.spacey]

Beautiful lady with beautiful mind. ❤
Such clarity in speech and explanation

[theevilsandwitch]

Very thorough and informative, and I love her hair!

[solidasstatir]

Thanks for this lecture! Parmenides thoughts remind me of the tenets of Vedanta: Brahman is real, the world is appearance. The soul is not other than Brahman. Indeed, these are questions one ought to reflect on one's whole life.

[uniphcommunity.thewhitetower]

Great presentation Dr. Hobbs! All of your parameters could also lead to an intertwined argument to interpret the truth according to the presocratics. We have already released our own philosophical theory that is available to the public!

[jamescook]

Clear, easy to follow the complexity of his philosophy