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1、370BCPARMENIDESbyPlatotranslatedbyBenjaminJowettPARMENIDESPERSONSOFTHEDIALOGUE:CEPHALUS;ADEIMANTUS;GLAUCON;ANTIPHON;PYTHODORUS;SOCRATES;ZENO;PARMENIDES;ARISTOTELES.CephalusrehearsesadialoguewhichissupposedtohavebeennarratedinhispresencebyAntiphon,thehalf-brotherofAdeimantusandGlaucon,toc
2、ertainClazomenians.WehadcomefromourhomeatClazomenaetoAthens,andmetAdeimantusandGlauconintheAgora.Welcome,Cephalus,saidAdeimantus,takingmebythehand;isthereanythingwhichwecandoforyouinAthens?Yes;thatiswhyIamhere;Iwishtoaskafavourofyou.Whatmaythatbe?hesaid.Iwantyoutotellmethenameofyourhalfb
3、rother,whichIhaveforgotten;hewasamerechildwhenIlastcamehitherfromClazomenae,butthatwasalongtimeago;hisfather'sname,ifIrememberrightly,wasPyrilampes?Yes,hesaid,andthenameofourbrother,Antiphon;butwhydoyouask?Letmeintroducesomecountrymenofmine,Isaid;theyareloversofphilosophy,andhaveheardtha
4、tAntiphonwasintimatewithacertainPythodorus,afriendofZeno,andremembersaconversationwhichtookplacebetweenSocrates,Zeno,andParmenidesmanyyearsago,Pythodorushavingoftenrecitedittohim.Quitetrue.Andcouldwehearit?Iasked.Nothingeasier,hereplied;whenhewasayouthhemadeacarefulstudyofthepiece;atpres
5、enthisthoughtsruninanotherdirection;likehisgrandfatherAntiphonheisdevotedtohorses.But,ifthatiswhatyouwant,letusgoandlookforhim;hedwellsatMelita,whichisquitenear,andhehasonlyjustleftustogohome.Accordinglywewenttolookforhim;hewasathome,andintheactofgivingabridletoasmithtobefitted.Whenhehad
6、donewiththesmith,hisbrotherstoldhimthepurposeofourvisit;andhesalutedmeasanacquaintancewhomherememberedfrommyformervisit,andweaskedhimtorepeatthedialogue.Atfirsthewasnotverywilling,andcomplainedofthetrouble,butatlengthheconsented.HetoldusthatPythodorushaddescribedtohimtheappearanceofParme
7、nidesandZeno;theycametoAthens,ashesaid,atthegreatPanathenaea;theformerwas,atthetimeofhisvisit,about65yearsold,verywhitewithage,butwellfavoured.Zenowasnearly40yearsofage,tallandfairtolookupon;inthedaysofhisyouthhewasreportedtohavebeenbelovedbyParmenides.Hesaidthattheylodge
