<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: UMelissus waseSamos ;; fl. Ikhulu lesi-5 BC wayeyilungu lesithathu nelokugcina lesikole sasendulo sefilosofi yama-Eleatic, amanye amalungu alo ayehlanganisa uZeno noParmenides. Kuncane okwaziwayo ngokuphila kwakhe, ngaphandle kokuthi wayengumlawuli wemikhumbi yamaSamian eMpini Yase-  <response>: Impi YamaSami. Umnikelo kaMelissus kuyifilosofi wawuyinkulumo enezimpikiswano ezihlelekile ezisekela ifilosofi ka-Eleatic. NjengoParmenides, wagomela ngokuthi iqiniso alidaliwe, alinakubhujiswa, alihlukaniseki, alishintshi, futhi alishintshi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, wazama ukubonisa ukuthi iqiniso alinamkhawulo ngokuphelele, futhi linwebeka ngokungenamkhawulo kuzo zonke izinkomba; futhi njengoba ukuba khona kunemikhawulo, kumelwe futhi kube munye. 