Heraclitean doctrine of flux

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metaphysical theory philosophical doctrine view in ancient Greek philosophy

The Heraclitean doctrine of flux is the philosophical view, attributed to Heraclitus, that reality is characterized by constant change and becoming, with nothing remaining permanently the same.

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Heraclitean doctrine of flux canonical 1
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instanceOf metaphysical theory ⓘ
philosophical doctrine ⓘ
view in ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ
associatedPhrase everything flows ⓘ
panta rhei ⓘ
associatedWith doctrine of becoming ⓘ
attributedTo Heraclitus ⓘ
surface form: Heraclitus of Ephesus
claimsAbout nature of reality ⓘ
persistence and identity over time ⓘ
conceptualRole paradigm example of radical change theory ⓘ
contrastedWith Parmenidean metaphysics ⓘ
doctrine of being ⓘ
coreClaim all things are in a state of becoming ⓘ
nothing remains permanently the same ⓘ
reality is characterized by constant change ⓘ
emphasizes instability of sensible objects ⓘ
perpetual transformation of things ⓘ
hasReceptionIn Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ
contemporary metaphysics ⓘ
medieval philosophy ⓘ
modern philosophy ⓘ
historicalPeriod Presocratic philosophy ⓘ
implies change is fundamental to existence ⓘ
stability is only apparent ⓘ
influenced Aristotle’s treatment of change ⓘ
Plato’s discussions of change and becoming ⓘ
later process metaphysics ⓘ
interpretationStatus subject of scholarly debate ⓘ
languageOfOrigin ancient Greek philosophical tradition ⓘ
oftenIllustratedBy river analogy ⓘ
oftenOpposedTo metaphysical views that prioritize permanence ⓘ
oftenSummarizedAs you cannot step into the same river twice ⓘ
philosophicalDomain metaphysics ⓘ
ontology ⓘ
philosophicalIssue problem of change ⓘ
problem of identity through change ⓘ
relatedConcept process philosophy ⓘ
unity of opposites ⓘ
relatedTo Heraclitus’s doctrine of fire as primary element ⓘ
Heraclitus’s notion of logos ⓘ
sourceType fragments and testimonia about Heraclitus ⓘ

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