Magus Turris

Xenophanes of Colophon and the Eleatic School _______________________________________ «But if oxen and horses and lions had hands and were able to draw with their hands and do the same things as men, horses would draw figures of gods similar to horses and oxen similar to oxen, and they would fashion bodies just as each of them is fashioned». This is the most famous fragment of Xenophanes of Colophon , the Pre-Socratic philosopher whom some have considered the champion of radical skepticism , or even a pioneer of monotheism. The figure of Xenophanes is, in reality, far more complex; anyone wishing to deepen their knowledge of his thought must take into account the book by Prof. Renzo Vitali, which is the most substantial monograph written in Italian on the subject: Senofane di Colofone e la scuola eleatica ( Xenophanes of Colophon and the Eleatic School ) . Vitali’s book takes its cue from K. Reinhardt's study Parmenides und die Geschichte der griechischen Philosophie ...