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Heraclitus
Heraclitus was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from the city of Ephesus, which was then part of the Persian Empire. He exerts a wide influence on Western philosophy, both ancient and modern, through the works of such authors as Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Martin Heidegger.
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science · Ancient Greek philosopher (fl. c. 500 BC) · philosopher · writer · physicist · also Heraclitus, Heraclitus of Ephesus, Weeping Philosopher
Born 535 BC · Died 470 BC · Q41155
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2026· 12 entries
“the realm of Heraclitean flux”
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“those who lived reasonably are Christians, even though they have been thought atheists; as, among the Greeks, Socrates and Heraclitus, and men like them.”
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“If all things should become smoke, then perception would be by the nostrils”
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“thunderbolt steers all things”
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“Heraclitus also believed that the Sun is as large as it looks, and said Hesiod”
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“People ought to fight to keep their law as to defend the city walls. For all human laws get nourishment from the one divine law.”
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“Gods and men honour those slain in war”
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The San Bernardino Sun: Professing Faith: Who was Heraclitus and what were his beliefs?
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Indiatimes: Quote of the day by Heraclitus: 'No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man' and a lesson on how change is the only constant
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jagranjosh.com: Quote of the Day by Heraclitus: “No man ever steps in the same river twice…”
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as.com: Heraclitus, Greek philosopher: “Everything flows, and nothing abides, everything gives way, and nothing stays fixed”
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2022· 1 entry
National Catholic Register: The Fire of Heraclitus and the Flame of Christ’s Love
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2016· 3 entries
Published “Testimonia, Part 3: Reception (R)” in Digital Loeb Classical Library.
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Published “Testimonia, Part 2: Doctrine (D)” in Digital Loeb Classical Library.
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Published “Testimonia, Part 1: Person (P)” in Digital Loeb Classical Library.
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2011· 1 entry
NPR: The End Of A Physics Worldview: Heraclitus And The Watershed Of Life
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1988· 1 entry
Published “Heraclitus, Fragments: A Text and Translation with a Commentary” in Phoenix — cited 1 times.
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1979· 1 entry
Published “The Art and Thought of Heraclitus” — cited 37 times.
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1956· 1 entry
Published “Heraclitus: The Cosmic Fragments” in The Classical Weekly.
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1903· 1 entry
Later revised and expanded three times, and finally revised in two subsequent editions by Walther Kranz
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1889· 1 entry
“The passage is restored as above by Bernays (Heraclitea i. p. 34), and Bywater (p. 43), from the following sources: Clement of Alex. Strom. v. 9, p. 682. Proclus in Alcib. p. 255 Creuzer, = 525 ed. Cous. ii. Clement of Alex. Strom. iv. 7, p. 586.”
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