Heracliteanism
[ her-uh-klahy-tee-uh-niz-uhm, -klahy-tee- ]
/ ˌhɛr əˈklaɪ ti əˌnɪz əm, -klaɪˈti- /
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noun
the philosophy of Heraclitus, maintaining the perpetual change of all things, the only abiding thing being the logos, or orderly principle, according to which the change takes place.
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Origin of Heracliteanism
First recorded in 1880–85; Heraclitean + -ism
Words nearby Heracliteanism
Heracleides, Heracles, Heraclid, Heraclidae, Heraclitean, Heracliteanism, Heraclitus, Heraclius, Herakleion, herald, heraldic
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