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Heraclitus | | Birth Date: |
c. 540 B.C. | | Death Date: |
c. 480 B.C. | | Place of Birth: |
Ephesus | | Nationality: |
Greek | | Gender: |
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philosopher |
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 Biography of Heraclitus
516 words, approx. 2 pages
 The Greek philosopher Heraclitus (ca. 540-ca. 480 BC) attempted to explain the nature of the universe by assuming the existence of the logos, that is, order or reason, as the unifying principle which guides all things and by specifying fire as the... summary from source:
 Biography of Heraclitus
346 words, approx. 1 pages
The thought of Heraclitus--a Greek philosopher who lived probably within the span of approximately 525-475 B.C. (actual dates unknown)--can be accessed only through a few fragments of text preserved in a second-hand way from quotes and citations by... summary from source:
 Biography of Heraclitus
3,446 words, approx. 12 pages
 Heraclitus was a pre-Socratic philosopher who, along with his polar opposite, Parmenides, set out the basic premises of Western thought. While Parmenides emphasized the strict immutability of existence, Heraclitus argued for the continuous alteration... 
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Heraclitus of Ephesus Summary
90 words, approx. 0 pagesfl. c. 500 B.C. Greek philosopher to whom is attributed the doctrine that "all things are in flux and nothing is stable"—meaning the world is composed of opposites whose dynamic and constant tension gives rise to the apparent... summary from source:
 Heraclitus Information
8,103 words, approx. 27 pages
<p>Heraclitus of Ephesus (Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλειτος ὁ Ἐφέσιος — <span lang="grc-Latn">Hērákleitos ho Ephésios</span>, English Heraclitus the Ephesian) (ca. 535–475 BC) was a pre-Socratic Ionian philosopher, a native...
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 Creators.com Character Is Destiny
1/27/2008: 689 words, approx. 2 pagesThe escalating ugliness of the 2008 Democratic presidential campaign calls to mind two very different individuals who lived some 25 centuries apart.In the fifth century B.C., Heraclitus taught this timeless truth: "Character is destiny." In January 1992, just weeks before the crucial first-in-the-nation primary, then-Arkansas... summary from source:
The New York Observer Meet Mother Please
4/18/2007: 1,691 words, approx. 6 pagesReader, he married her. A quiet wedding they had: Ted and— Actually, about the only thing viewers of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother know for sure is that Ted’s happily ever after is already well under way by 2030. That’s the year...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by David Wiggins
13,037 words, approx. 44 pages
In the following essay, Wiggins explores the context and meaning of Heraclitean theories of flux, fire, and material persistence, arguing that Heraclitus developed these concepts as a response to the natural philosophy of the Milesian thinkers Anaximander, Anaximenes, and Thales.
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Critical Essay by Charles H. Kahn
11,369 words, approx. 38 pages
In the following excerpt, Kahn offers a survey of Heraclitus 's historical and intellectual context, paying particular attention to the philosopher's links with Ionian natural philosophy. Kahn maintains that Heraclitus 's "real subject is not the physical world but the human condition, the condition of mortality."
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Critical Essay by Edward Hussey
10,850 words, approx. 36 pages
In the following excerpt, Hussey examines several rules for the interpretation of sense-experience which he contends Heraclitus followed. The editors have included only those footnotes which pertain to the excerpt.
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