Xenophanes of Colophon X Philosophers

Xenophanes of Colophon

Early Greek philosopher and theologian, fl. late 6th century BC. The first Greek thinker known to have presented a monotheistic worldview. Often associated with the Eleatic school.

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• - From the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, by James Lesher. Article on Xenophanes of Colophon, the founder of Eleatic philosophy.
  
• - A brief paper from 2000 by Ursula DeYoung, summarizing this thinker's relation to the Homeric view of divinity.
  
• - From the Hanover Historical Texts Project. Arthur Fairbanks translations of the fragments of Xenophanes.
  
• - Short article reviewing what is known of this thinker's career.
  
  

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