A short introduction
Emeritus professor of philosophy, Peking University and author most recently of 'After Parmenides: Idealism, Realism, and Epistemic Constructivism.'Publications:
The birth of Idealism in the West (The Return of Idealism)
Parmenides’s cryptic claim that thought and being are the same has echoed throughout Western philosophy. Prof. Tom Rockmore argues that in making this claim, Parmenides set the foundations for the struggle between idealism and realism, and suggests that unlike many interpretations, Parmenidean idealism ultimately supports the view that we cannot know a mind-independent reality.
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