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The Pre-Socratic philosophers, active in the 6th and 5th centuries BCE, laid the groundwork for Western philosophical thought. Unlike their later counterparts, these thinkers were…
Heraclitus of Ephesus, a pre-Socratic philosopher, profoundly influenced early Greek thought with his exploration of change and reality. Born around 535 BCE in Ephesus, a key city in Ionia, he lived during an era marked by a shift from mythological to rational explanations of the world. Known for his doctrine of flux (“everything flows”) and the unity of opposites, Heraclitus argued that change is the essence of the universe. Despite his reclusive lifestyle and conflicts with Ephesus’s leaders, his cryptic writings gained posthumous recognition, solidifying his role as a seminal philosophical figure.
The Milesian School marks a pivotal moment in the early history of philosophy, laying foundational ideas that would later influence existentialist thought. Founded in ancient…
The Pre-Socratic philosophers were pioneers in Western thought, laying the groundwork for what we now recognize as existentialism. Their inquiries into fundamental questions about existence,…