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Logic IV. 132
Plato thinks there remains so difficulty in supposing that theory to be false. In stating this third argument in favor of the view that this dialogue is intended to be a [decantation?] by Plato, a number of assertions have been made which require to be proved. The theory of ideas is set forth by Socrates, and never is directly noticed further than that Parmenides and Zeno profess to be able to show that it is not true. But instead of doing this they adduce arguments against the well-known Doctrine of Parmenides himself. There is, however, so much analogy between the doctrine of Parmenides and the theory of ideas, that it is plain that, [latin?][latin?], all the arguments should be quite as valid against the theory of ideas. Parmenides and Zeno are represented in this dialogue as fully approving the refutation of the doctrine of the One. It is certain that they never really did so; for that was the whole stock in [track?] of the Eleatic school. Besides, Aristotle and other would

Logic IV. 132

Plato thinks there remains so difficulty in supposing that theory to be false. In stating this third argument in favor of the view that this dialogue is intended to be a [decantation?] by Plato, a number of assertions have been made which require to be proved. The theory of ideas is set forth by Socrates, and never is directly noticed further than that Parmenides and Zeno profess to be able to show that it is not true. But instead of doing this they adduce arguments against the well-known Doctrine of Parmenides himself. There is, however, so much analogy between the doctrine of Parmenides and the theory of ideas, that it is plain that, [latin?][latin?], all the arguments should be quite as valid against the theory of ideas. Parmenides and Zeno are represented in this dialogue as fully approving the refutation of the doctrine of the One. It is certain that they never really did so; for that was the whole stock in [track?] of the Eleatic school. Besides, Aristotle and other would