Zeno of Elea

noun

1. c490–c430 b.c., Greek philosopher.

Zeno of Elea

noun

1. Zeno of Elea?490 bc?430 bcMGreekPHILOSOPHY: philosopher ?490–?430 bc , Greek Eleatic philosopher; disciple of Parmenides. He defended the belief that motion and change are illusions in a series of paradoxical arguments, of which the best known is that of Achilles and the tortoise

Example Sentences

For the infinite had already begun to gnaw at the roots of Western thought, thanks to Zeno of Elea, a philosopher reckoned by his contemporaries to be the most annoying man in the West.

From Literature

I try to stop thinking about it, which is easier on weekdays when I’m distracted by school stuff like Zeno of Elea, lit mag, and the dirty looks I still get from Tim Huber’s friends.

From Literature

Zeno of Elea would have been intrigued to realize that he can turn on his car with an app using the Apple Watch on his wrist.

From Scientific American

Zeno of Elea will occur to him, who suffered everything rather than betray his confederates in the design of putting an end to the tyranny.

From Project Gutenberg

The arguments of Zeno of Elea, although formulated with a very different intention, have no other meaning.

From Project Gutenberg