Zeno greek philosopher biography for kids
Biography for 2nd graders.
Introduction
“If being is many, it must be both like and unlike, and this is impossible, for neither can the like be unlike, nor the unlike like,” said Zeno of Elea.
His words pose a conundrum for modern thinkers to date who are attempting to decrypt his words that can only be described as paradox.
Though Zeno’s contribution to the world of paradox is limited since he merely propagated the teachings of his master Parmenides, his works continues to be debated to date.
Zeno greek philosopher biography for kids
Later thinkers including Bertrand Russell, credit him as being the father of ‘logic’ despite this being a disputable distinction. Parmenides was the first to postulate on logic while Zeno of Elea, his successor, was mainly responsible for developing on this theory of thought and popularizing it across Greece.
Zeno was born in Elea, now in Italy, in 490BC.
Details about his life are mired in obscurity. The only details available are from works of great Hellenic th