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2016-08-11 NSPRM Parmenides plg - The Many's Understanding of Self

Stephanos sections: 128b 128c 128d 129d 129e 130a Attendees: Pierre Barbara David Regina Nancy Bradley Eldar Barbara's notes At the beginning of the tape Pierre mentions the Pre-Socratics, and the Parmenides Poem. Gina got our her volume. Pierre said there were two puzzles on the same theme. One, Socrates' at 128B5 "in your poems , , , you assert the All is One." I think we read the corresponding passage from fragment 8 in the poem. Two, Zeno's 128C8 from "These writings were composed for the purpose . . . Using the second of these puzzles Pierre raised the question of what understanding the many had of Self. " . . . against those (the many) who try their hand at comically representing the Self, by asserting if One is, many ridiculous and opposite results happen to the Self Logos." Then, having finished with this, we went to 129 just above E from "But if on the one hand . . . " to consider Socrates' position with respect to Ideas and Self/Selves. It was in general a difficult day though anagogic. Jeff's notes 2 puzzles PG finds interesting a. what socrates raises up b. zeno, on the same theme. if you gather up his views of what is in the poem, could we look at it and see whether or

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