The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy's entry on Heraclitus of Ephesus, a peer-reviewed academic reference describing his doctrines of universal flux, the unity of opposites and the logos, and noting no birth or death year is independently recorded, only a conventional floruit around 500 BC.
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Peer-reviewed academic reference work, dynamically maintained and expert-authored per entry, the atlas's established top tier for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (matching the tier already carried by its general entity, 15018). Citation
PublisherStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
URLhttps://plato.stanford.edu/entries/heraclitus/
Source Typeencyclopedia
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This source names Heraclitus directly: "Encyclopedia of Philosophy's entry on Heraclitus of Ephesus, a peer-reviewed academic reference describing his doctrines of universal flux, the unity of opposites and the logos, and noting no birth..."
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- Articles, 14 claims: 10 well-attested, 2 connected, 2 general references.
- Historical Figures, 9 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 critiqued Here, 1 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.
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