In the history of thought, Melissus of Samos is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Melissus of Samos as 5th-century BC Greek Eleatic philosopher.
Melissus of Samos was born at Samos in -490.
Philosophy then was taught in person and preserved by students; what survives often reaches us through the summaries of opponents.
The recorded fields of work are philosophy.
His principal work is fragments. The discipline keeps its dead in print, because the arguments are still open.
Melissus of Samos died in -430, aged 60. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Notable work: fragments
- Fields: philosophy
