上降充通大学 1.Parmenides SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY Born in about 515 BC Elea,southern coast of Italy A poem in fragmentary form ©On Nature Founder of the Eleatic school of philosophy Parmenides1. Parmenides Born in about 515 BC Elea, southern coast of Italy A poem in fragmentary form On Nature Founder of the Eleatic school of philosophy Parmenides