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Jayde Price
Dr. John Craig
Humanities 101.02
30 October 2014
The Principles of Greek Philosopher Heraclitus and His Great Influence on Later Renowned Philosophers The pre-Socratic, Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, is one of the more well-known philosophers studied all throughout the world today. Heraclitus was born and lived most actively in the late 500s or the late 6th Century B.C. He was born in a place called Ephesus which is located in Ionia of Ancient Greece, which in present day is known as the country of Turkey (Stamatellos). Although not much information is known of the Greek philosopher’s personal life in itself, there are ample amounts of information available on the philosophical beliefs and theories that were held during his time of existence. Three of the main philosophical principles advocated by Heraclitus include the flux doctrine, the unity of opposites, and his unique take on ontology which acted as both a great influence on the later theories and beliefs held by other renowned philosophers such as Democritus as well as an analytical topic for both Plato and Aristotle. When observing the philosophical principles of Heraclitus, it is remarkably apparent that the idea of flux is immeasurably significant. In …show more content…
When applying the philosophies of Heraclitus to the other philosophies of Parmenides, it is believed that Heraclitus’ beliefs allowed Parmenides to form his own beliefs that are generally the opposite of Heraclitus’ (Graham). While Heraclitus believed that everything changes in some way, shape, or form, Parmenides believed that when observing strict monism, that the lone entity that is believed to be the creator of all is unchanging and undifferentiated
Jayde Price
Dr. John Craig
Humanities 101.02
30 October 2014
The Principles of Greek Philosopher Heraclitus and His Great Influence on Later Renowned Philosophers The pre-Socratic, Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, is one of the more well-known philosophers studied all throughout the world today. Heraclitus was born and lived most actively in the late 500s or the late 6th Century B.C. He was born in a place called Ephesus which is located in Ionia of Ancient Greece, which in present day is known as the country of Turkey (Stamatellos). Although not much information is known of the Greek philosopher’s personal life in itself, there are ample amounts of information available on the philosophical beliefs and theories that were held during his time of existence. Three of the main philosophical principles advocated by Heraclitus include the flux doctrine, the unity of opposites, and his unique take on ontology which acted as both a great influence on the later theories and beliefs held by other renowned philosophers such as Democritus as well as an analytical topic for both Plato and Aristotle. When observing the philosophical principles of Heraclitus, it is remarkably apparent that the idea of flux is immeasurably significant. In …show more content…
When applying the philosophies of Heraclitus to the other philosophies of Parmenides, it is believed that Heraclitus’ beliefs allowed Parmenides to form his own beliefs that are generally the opposite of Heraclitus’ (Graham). While Heraclitus believed that everything changes in some way, shape, or form, Parmenides believed that when observing strict monism, that the lone entity that is believed to be the creator of all is unchanging and undifferentiated