Heraclitus' thought appears in the history of Greek philosophy as a paradoxical phenomenon, because its structure is extremely peculiar. It is a multi-layered internal writing that does not move unidirectionally in straight lines but in diagonal ones that interweave with each other and form tufts.
Plato depicts the philosopher's thought as a rain of arrows shot from a quiver. Heraclitus seeks to explore the hidden depth of things and initiate us into the truth. His relationship with truth has a distinct meaning: truth does not dwell in luminous places; it is only found in darkness, and to discover it, one must keep the light of their vigilant consciousness burning.
The fragments of Heraclitus are dense and obscure pronouncements that do not rest but continuously stimulate our minds. The Heraclitean discourse neither reveals nor conceals anything - it merely hints, like the lord of the Oracle of Delphi, who "neither speaks nor conceals, but signifies."
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Product Details
- Author
- THeofilos A. Veikos
- Publisher
- Gutenberg
- Skroutz Book Awards 2026
- -
- Language
- Greek
- ISBN-13
- 9789600119138
Edition
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 239
- Dimensions
- 17x24 cm
- Release Date
- 12/12/2017
- Publication Date
- 2017
Content
- Philosophical Movement/School
- Existentialism
- Reader Level
- Classic Texts
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