Parmenides invented metaphysics based on logic that influenced subsequent philosophy

Evidence

What makes Parmenides historically important is that he invented a form of metaphysical argument that, in one form or another, is to be found in most subsequent metaphysicians down to and including Hegel. He is often said to have invented logic, but what he really invented was metaphysics based on logic. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 275

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 275
• XREF: connects to: Philosophers both reflect their historical milieu and shape future institutions — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 32; Metaphysical distinctions between substances and universals stem from grammatical syntax. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 732; Mathematical certainty led philosophers to suppose thought is superior to sense — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 203 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Parmenides argued that language and thought require persistent existing objects #expands (0.75) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 281