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He exerts a wide influence on ancient and modern Western philosophy, including through the works of Plato, Aristotle, Hegel, and Heidegger . Little is known of Heraclitus's life. He wrote a single work, only fragments of which have survived, catalogued under philosopher number 22 in the Diels–Kranz numbering system.
Jun 26, 2024 · Heraclitus (born c. 540 bce, Ephesus, Anatolia [now Selçuk, Turkey]—died c. 480) was a Greek philosopher remembered for his cosmology, in which fire forms the basic material principle of an orderly universe. Little is known about his life, and the one book he apparently wrote is lost.
Feb 8, 2007 · Heraclitus. First published Thu Feb 8, 2007; substantive revision Fri Dec 8, 2023. A Greek philosopher of Ephesus (near modern Kuşadası, Turkey) who was active around 500 BCE, Heraclitus propounded a distinctive theory which he expressed in oracular language. He is best known for his doctrines that things are constantly changing (universal ...
A comprehensive overview of the life, theory, and legacy of Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher of the late 6th century BCE. Learn about his doctrine of flux, the unity of opposites, the Logos, and his criticism of other thinkers.
Mar 5, 2023 · Detail of Heraclitus from the School of Athens, Raphael, 1509-11, Vatican Museums. Heraclitus became known in the centuries after his death as the ‘weeping philosopher’. Why? As the ancient sources recorded, he spent many years alone, away from society.
Oct 15, 2020 · Heraclitus of Ephesus (l. c. 500 BCE) famously claimed that “life is flux” and, although he seems to have thought this observation would be clear...
Jul 14, 2010 · Heraclitus of Ephesus (l. c. 500 BCE) was one of the early Pre-Socratic philosophers who, like the others, sought to identify the First Cause for the creation of the world. He rejected earlier theories such as air and water and claimed that fire was the First Cause as it both created and destroyed.
