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Zeno’s Paradoxes. In the fifth century B.C.E., Zeno offered arguments that led to conclusions contradicting what we all know from our physical experience—that runners run, that arrows fly, and that there are many different things in the world. The arguments were paradoxes for the ancient Greek philosophers.
Zeno, the founder of Stoicism himself experienced one and in a surprising twist, is what put him on the path to philosophy. On a voyage between Phoenicia and Peiraeus, his ship sank along with its cargo.
Apr 30, 2002 · Zeno’s Paradoxes. First published Tue Apr 30, 2002; substantive revision Wed Mar 6, 2024. Almost everything that we know about Zeno of Elea is to be found in the opening pages of Plato’s Parmenides. There we learn that Zeno was nearly 40 years old when Socrates was a young man, say 20. Since Socrates was born in 469 BC we can estimate a ...
