ABSTRACT
Atfirstsight,thetheoryofthemotionlessblockappearsindeedtobean almostinsanetheory.Itisthereforeworthstressingthatithadatremendousimpactontheevolutionofphysicalscience.
7Parmenidesandthemethodsofscience IthinkthatParmenidescanbecreditedwithatleastthreelasting achievementsfromthepointofviewofmodernphysicalandmathematical science.
