Heraclitus

American  

[her-uh-klahy-tuhs] / ˌhɛr əˈklaɪ təs /

noun

1. the Obscure, c540–c470 b.c., Greek philosopher.

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Heraclitus British  

/ ˌhɛrəˈklaɪtəs /

noun

1. ?535–?475 _bc , Greek philosopher, who held that fire is the primordial substance of the universe and that all things are in perpetual flux

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Heraclitus

It is well to remember also Heraclitus, who observed that all is flux.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

With the doctrine of forms, Plato may be said to combine the metaphysics of Parmenides with that of Heraclitus into a metaphysical dualism.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022

“Swift Arrow,” deftly interpreted by Peck and Mejia, comes with an epigraph from the Greek philosopher Heraclitus: “The harmony of the ordered-world is one of contrary tensions, like that of the harp or bow.”

From Washington Post ● May 3, 2021

Character, the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus contended, is fate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2021

Heraclitus says, “Not even the sun will transgress his orbit but the Erinyes, the ministers of justice, overtake him.”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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