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Heracleitus
Pre-Socratic philosopher known for the doctrine of flux.
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First appearance: cratylus
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Referenced for his philosophy of flux, which Plato incorporates and struggles to harmonize.
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In Introduction and Analysis: Referenced for his philosophy of flux, which Plato incorporates and struggles to harmonize. Later, in § II: Referenced as representing the principle of motion, with Heraclitean fanatics…
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