This presocratic philisopher postulated fire as the basic matter of the universe, and claimed that the fire of virtuous human souls would eventually join the cosmic fire.
This presocratic philisopher postulated fire as the basic matter of the universe, and claimed that the fire of virtuous human souls would eventually join the cosmic fire. Known for the extreme difficulty of his writings, this philosopher known as "the riddler" and "the obscure" held that all things are in dynamic equilibrium and that apparent opposites are bound by an underlying connection, with all things a manifestation of logos. Known in later times as the "weeping philosopher", FTP, who was this native of Ephesus who Plato claimed had argued that all things are in constant flux?
This presocratic philisopher postulated fire as the basic matter of the universe, and claimed that the fire of virtuous human souls would eventually join the cosmic fire.
Heraclitus of Ephesus