Who was Xenophanes of Colophon?

  • Xenophanes of Colophon was a traveling poet, sage, and pre-socrtatic philosopher.

When did Xenophanes of Colophon live?

  • Xenophanes of Colophon lived between 570 BC and 478 BC.

What is Xenophanes of Colophon best known for?

  • Xenophanes of Colophon is most commonly remembered for his critiques of popular religion.

What school did Xenophanes of Colophon belong to?

  • Xenophanes is considered a co-founder of Eleatic philosophy.

Who where the Eleatics?

  • The Eleatics were a school from Elea the rejected the epistemological validity of sense experience.