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- 1. (c. 500 bc), Greek philosopher. He believed that fire is the origin of all things and that permanence is an illusion, everything being in a (harmonious) process of constant change.
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2 days ago · Heraclitus (/ ˌhɛrəˈklaɪtəs /; Greek: Ἡράκλειτος Hērákleitos; fl.c.500 BC) was an ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from the city of Ephesus, which was then part of the Persian Empire. He exerts a wide influence on ancient and modern Western philosophy, including through the works of Plato, Aristotle, Hegel, and Heidegger.
Oct 6, 2024 · Heraclitus, who lived from 535 to c. 475 BC, was an Ionian philosopher from the city of Ephesus, the second-largest city in Ionia. He was the son of Bloso and belonged to the family of the Androcleids—those who, under the leadership of Androcles, son of the Athenian King Codrus, left Athens and founded Ephesus in Ionia (Asia Minor).
18 hours ago · This paper argues that reflections on evil and its origin formed part of philosophical inquiry already in the times of the Presocratics. It considers only those thinkers whose contribution to the issue may be characterised as noteworthy: Anaximander, the Pythagoreans, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Empedocles, and the Atomists. It is undeniable that none of the Presocratics presented an articulate ...
Oct 6, 2024 · Heraclitus, the great and obscure Ephesian philosopher, has been influential for many great minds throughout history, yet few people are truly aware of the elements of his philosophy, including his views on the afterlife.
4 days ago · Heraclitus, who greatly influenced Nietzsche, believed in the cyclical recurrence of all things, including our lives in the afterlife. The Stoics also adhered to this idea. The Stoic philosophy of the universe “burning out” and being reborn is based on Heraclitus’ theory of eternal return and was also expressed by Plato and Aristotle.
Sep 30, 2024 · The idea of the logos in Greek thought harks back at least to the 6th-century-bce philosopher Heraclitus, who discerned in the cosmic process a logos analogous to the reasoning power in humans.
Sep 20, 2024 · Democritus (born c. 460 bce —died c. 370) was an ancient Greek philosopher, a central figure in the development of philosophical atomism and of the atomic theory of the universe. Knowledge of Democritus’s life is largely limited to untrustworthy tradition.
