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2018-07-30 NSPRM - Plato - Parmenides (hyp1: 138a,139b-c) - These Steps Do Not Clarify A

Dialogue(s): parmenides Chapters: hyp1 Sections: 138a,139b-c Attendees: Pierre, Barbara, David, Regina, JulieH, Eldar, JeffS Synopsis Pierre leads the Parmenides morning study group through another morning. Today we are still looking at the arguments in the first hypothesis and trying to decide on the 'cut points' or 'divisions' (i.e., where arguments begin/end). Regina expresses frustration at our (or Pierre's) decisions always changing, and we acknowledge we are struggling with it, too. Pierre is, overall, trying to get us to see how each of Parmenides statements ('paragraphs') do not actually follow from each other, and thus his reasoning does not appear to be logical. Pierre is trying to get us to appreciate how it will not be reasonable in the way we (moderns) expect it to me. If we cannot appreciate how it does not make sense in the way we normally expect it to -- that is, if we keep trying to 'interpret', 'add', 'fill-in', or 'save it', then we won't go looking for another way -- That is, if we don't appreciate the problems with what we expect to see, then we won't go out and try to see how he is reasoning. So today we did go on and look for more arguments (and their problem

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