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- Flourished:
- 5th century bc
- Flourished:
- c.500 BCE - c.401 BCE
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Melissus Of Samos
Greek philosopher
Melissus Of Samos (flourished 5th century bc) was a Greek philosopher who was the last significant member of the Eleatic school of philosophy, which adhered to Parmenidesā doctrine of reality as a single, unchanging whole. Although Melissus defended Parmenides, he differed from him in that he held reality to be boundless and of infinite duration (having a past and a present). He is also known as the commander of the Samian fleet, which was victorious over the Athenians in 441/440 bc.
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