Zeno of Elea was a Greek philosopher and mathematician. Zeno is particularly known for his paradoxes which helped build both mathematics and logic, they specifically targeted the concepts of continuity and infinity. Zeno was born in 495 BCE and died in 430 BCE. During his life, he contributed great things to the field of mathematics. He studied at the Eleatic School, a leading school in Greek philosophy. He is said to have been a good friend of the philosopher Parmenides. After his studies, he wrote a book containing 40 paradoxes! Unfortunately, no writings by Zeno have ever been found. Zeno made a great contribution to mathematics and he will always be remembered for that. Rumor has it that Zeno only wrote his paradoxes because other philosophers were writing paradoxes refuting the ideals of his friend Parmenides. Even if this might be true, Zeno's paradoxes were fascinating! He goes so far as to say that movement is only an illusion and that there are multiple existences! Many mathematicians consider Zeno's paradoxes to be simply mathematical equations to which calculus can provide a solution. I suppose that could be true, but the things Zeno thought about were amazing! Zeno had a lot to say and some historians say his intellect brought him his end. Even though some people disagree with Zeno's paradoxes, many philosophers consider the problems Zeno addressed to be metaphysical problems even today. Zeno was described as a great and righteous man. There aren't many accounts of his appearance or early life. His paradoxes are said to be influenced by Pythagoras who wanted to apply mathematics to the real world. Although the real influences on why he wrote his paradoxes are probably lost to us forever. Z...... middle of paper ...... about the judgment. When he wrote his book, there were 40 paradoxes. As only eight survived, we will never be able to know the full extent of Zeno's knowledge, but his life alone shows that he was a man of vast knowledge. Zeno formed many friendships during his life and is even said to have met Plato and Sacrotes. This is doubtful due to the timeline of the three men's lives, but if this happened Zeno had many credible people to look up to and converse with. Plato alone is an extraordinary person to have the opportunity to meet. Furthermore, as I have already said, Zeno would have written his paradoxes to defend his friend Parmenides after other philosophers had tried to undermine his words. Zeno may have been a controversial man after writing his paradoxes, but he was well educated and well spoken. Zeno is undoubtedly a man to be considered as a role model in the world of mathematics..