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grbs-9601	Hershbell, Jackson P.	Plutarch and Parmenides	1972	16	.pdf	application/pdf	7029	423	68	ALTHOUGH PLUTARCH is not a major source for interpretation of Parmenides' poem, he preserves several fragments: B1.29-30; B8.4; B13, B14 and B15, the last two of which would otherwise be lost.1 He also makes observations on Parmenides' style and thought, and relates one biographical incident.2 Scholars of Plutarch and Parmenides are divided, however, on at least two problems: (1) What was the extent of Plutarch's knowledge ofParmenides, e.g. did he possess a copy of the complete poem, or was he working with second-hand sources such·as compendia 13 (2) How reliable and worth­ while is his interpretation of Parmenides 1 Among those denying Plutarch extensive knowledge of Par men ides are Fairbanks, Ziegler and Taran. According to Ziegler, Plutarch gave more attention to Parmenides than to Xenophanes, aber doch nicht eingehender studiert.	cache/grbs-9601.pdf	txt/grbs-9601.txt