the Dark
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The Dark was a sobriquet for the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus, reflecting his notoriously obscure and enigmatic style of thought and writing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the Dark canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | sobriquet ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
biographical discussions of Heraclitus
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philosophical historiography ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
Heraclitus
ⓘ
surface form:
Heraclitus of Ephesus
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| associatedWith |
enigmatic philosophical style
ⓘ
obscurity in philosophy ⓘ |
| characterizes | interpretive difficulty of Heraclitus’s fragments ⓘ |
| connotation |
intellectual darkness
ⓘ
lack of clarity ⓘ mysteriousness ⓘ |
| describes | Heraclitus’s reputation for difficulty ⓘ |
| hasMeaning | obscure and enigmatic ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Heraclitus’s philosophical writings ⓘ |
| historicalContext | ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| opposedTo | clarity in philosophical exposition ⓘ |
| reasonForName |
Heraclitean doctrine of flux
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surface form:
Heraclitus’s enigmatic writing
Heraclitus’s obscure style of thought ⓘ |
| refersTo | Heraclitus ⓘ |
| refersToPeriod | Heraclitus’s lifetime (c. 6th–5th century BCE) ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Heraclitean obscurity ⓘ |
| relatedTo | nickname “the Obscure” for Heraclitus ⓘ |
| typeOf | epithet ⓘ |
| usedBy |
later commentators on Heraclitus
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modern scholars of ancient philosophy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Heraclitus
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surface form:
ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus
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