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Heraclitus was a great ancient Greek philosopher who had many beliefs. He was known as Obscure because of the difficulty of his thought. He was alive in about 500 B.C. We get this information from the 130 fragments of his writing,
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'''Heraclitus''' (540 B.C. - 480 B.C) was a great ancient [[Greek]] [[philosopher]]. He was known as "The Obscure" for his cryptic style. He is known to us through 125 fragments of his own works and by comments from later authors.  He lived in [[Ephesus]], a city in [[Asia Minor]]. 
  
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Heraclitus said to have access to the central [[truth]] to all people. People ignored this truth because they didn't understand it. He believed everything is constantly moving and changing. He called it strife. He really believed in strife.
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Heraclitus believed in universal impermanence ("everything is in flux") and that all things (notably opposites) were interrelated. He called this balance unity or strife. Examples of this unity are tension between life and death, and walking and sleeping.  He had ideas, called [[Logos]], in different philosophies and delved into [[Metaphysics]], [[Epistemology]], and Ethics Politics.
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Heraclitus believed fire was the fundamental element of the [[universe]].
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His view of the transcience of all things exerted a strong influence on [[Plato]].
  
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Heraclitus believed that strife balances opposite forces. He called this balance unity or strife. He believed this balance unity or strife governed human life. Examples of this unity are tension between life and death, and walking and sleeping. This was his philosophy of life.
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Heraclitus has influenced a number of other famous men, among them [[Aristotle]], [[Nietzsche]], [[Heidegger]], and [[Karl Popper]].
  
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Heraclitus lived in Ephesus, a city in Asia Minor. He had ideas, called [[Logos]], in different philosophies. He liked doing Metaphysics, Epistemology, and Ethics Politics.
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Again, Heraclitus was a great ancient Greek philosopher who had many beliefs. He was said to have the central truth to all people and believed in Strife and Unity. Heraclitus influenced Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Karl Popper, among many other philosophers, ancient and modern which made our world a better place.
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The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989
  
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Revision as of 18:20, November 16, 2007

Heraclitus (540 B.C. - 480 B.C) was a great ancient Greek philosopher. He was known as "The Obscure" for his cryptic style. He is known to us through 125 fragments of his own works and by comments from later authors. He lived in Ephesus, a city in Asia Minor.

Heraclitus believed in universal impermanence ("everything is in flux") and that all things (notably opposites) were interrelated. He called this balance unity or strife. Examples of this unity are tension between life and death, and walking and sleeping. He had ideas, called Logos, in different philosophies and delved into Metaphysics, Epistemology, and Ethics Politics.

Heraclitus believed fire was the fundamental element of the universe.

His view of the transcience of all things exerted a strong influence on Plato.

Heraclitus has influenced a number of other famous men, among them Aristotle, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Karl Popper.

Sources

The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989

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