What is it about?
Heraclitus is one of the most eminent philosophers of the Ionian school of philosophy. He was born in Ephesus, at the beginning of the fifth century B.C. He used to live in solitude, thinking, meditating, and writing, leading a genuine ascetic mode of life, endeavoring to investigate, analyze and know himself in depth. The profile of his personality was characterized by unique honesty, gentleness, liberalism, strength, and magnanimity.
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Why is it important?
Heraclitus as an author introduced the concept of Logos (Λόγος, Word),18 which remains intact forever and is accessible to any thinker because it is common, clear, and universal. Everything was created by Logos. Logos is the central idea of crucial importance for the approaching and understanding of the Being.
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According to Heraclitus, the concepts of Logos, Truth, Nature, and Eternity are the crucial existential principles for the Being and the «Wise is one thing, to be acquainted with true judgment, how all things are steered through all». Thinking is an essential property of all men. Wisdom is the unique capacity of the mind that guides, interpenetrates, and interpret all things. Wisdom, being a unique experience, is apart from mediocrity and is isolated from the numerous exterior imposing influences.
Professor Stavros J Baloyannis or Balogiannis or Balojannis or Baloyiannis or Mpalogiannis
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
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This page is a summary of: Heraclitus from Ephesus on the strength of mind, Journal of Neurology & Stroke, April 2021, MedCrave Group LLC,
DOI: 10.15406/jnsk.2021.11.00453.
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