Creativity and our life Dec 2, 2008
Those very much familiar with the history of ideas would be aware of Heraclitus prototypical remark more than two millennia ago: You can never step into the same river twice. . (The Star Online, Malaysia)
No such thing as 'small change' anymore Jul 28, 2008
Old Heraclitus was right, centuries ago: "You can't step in the same river twice." Things are always changing. But one very big change in our lifetimes is in change itself. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
EXCERPT: Peel into 'Apples & Oranges' Jul 22, 2008
"A man's character is his fate," Saul Bellow wrote, quoting Heraclitus. You always have to show off and tell us what you know, Carl said. (USA Today -- Life)
The Realm of Reality According To P... Jul 6, 2008
Among the natural philosophers were Heraclitus, Parmenides and Empedocles, these philosophers were considered Natural Philosophers because they were mostly concerned with the natural world and it s workings. Heraclitus and Parmenides were, in essence, complete opposites ... To Parmenides, reason made it clear that nothing could change and to Heraclitus, sense perception made it just as clear that nature was in a constant state of change (Cohen 25). (Suite101.com)
The end of an odyssey Jun 24, 2008
In the time of the ancient scholars, notably Plutarch and Heraclitus, there were suggestions that The Odyssey did refer to a total solar eclipse, a rare and dramatic event that was often taken as an omen. "Temperatures drop suddenly a few degrees, winds change, animals become restless and human faces may have a striking, exsanguinated appearance in the bluish light," the two academics write in the US journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (Independent)
Homer's Odyssey Said to Document 3,200-Year-Old Eclipse Jun 24, 2008
Greek scholars Plutarch and Heraclitus advanced the idea that Theoclymenus's speech was a poetic description of an eclipse. They cited references in the story that the day of the prophecy was a new moon, which would be true of an eclipse. (Scientific American)
Sarah Sands: Three cheers for the happy-mongers Apr 20, 2008
Heraclitus celebrated strife and opposition. Diogenes called for the austerity of self-sufficiency. (Independent)
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So, with much trepidation, I dropped Homer at Wrigley Field, left Heraclitus at the water park, and tucked "Leaves of Grass" under a lawn mower at Home Depot. At last. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
The rifts and rhythms of a vanished Southie Apr 6, 2008
But Grant emerges on the other side with her firm grip on originality, and ultimately, in spite of the wonderful epigraph by Heraclitus - "Geography is fate" - Ann represents not so much her community, but herself: a documented pyromaniac who intertwines an intense response to love and its loss with an abhorrence of becoming a Benedict Arnold or "a John Dean.". Early on, she muses that "the problem with the movies was that they made you think you had more experience than you actually did." That,... (Boston Globe)
10 best beaches in the world Mar 17, 2008
Heraclitus would have loved it. The early-adopter college kids have been discovering Croatia in the past few years, making it a fair bet that it will be the next Spain or Greece or Thailand. (Globe and Mail)
Mayor began by asking, Show me the money and pledged change Jan 15, 2008
Nothing endures but change, Heraclitus told us, but affecting it is another matter entirely, for people tend to resist it. Change takes both thought and work, and that may bring discomfit to those who resist an energy sapping brace calling for increased effort. (Braintree Forum, MA)
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Abbott and Costello and Aaron Spelling share space with Greek philosopher Heraclitus. But the Edsel, again. (FastCompany)
The War For Talent Nov 13, 2007
"A man's character is his fate," said Heraclitus. So, when it comes to how your new hire approaches and executes his job--as well as the rest of his life--you know what will emerge. (Forbes)
48 comments Oct 31, 2007
Decadence is the conventional/traditional and Creativity promotes/embodies what Nietzsche was interested in promoting: vitality, authentic life, especially the "truth" of real poetry such as Dostoevsky's novels or the authentic creativity of Wagner's music or Shakespeare or Heraclitus and Democritus (the very rational ancient atomist). (As opposed to a Culture of Death. (Human Events Online)
In the end, fire is the one in control Aug 24, 2007
Heraclitus, most famous for his observation that you really can't step into the same river twice, also had some interesting things to say about fire, such as, ire advancing on all things shall judge them and convict them. And, ll things are exchanged for fire and fire for all things, as goods are exchanged for gold and gold for goods. (Missoulian, MT)
11 THINGS: Comments on commenting Aug 17, 2007
Invisible: "No man ever steps in the same river twice." - Heraclitus. Comment: Be patient. (San Francisco Chronicle)
"Here lies one whose name was writ in water..." Aug 9, 2007
The inability of water to act as a memorial was a well known poetical trope before the poet John Keats chose as his epitaph the quotation that serves as a headline here; its ephemerality was noted by Heraclitus in the fifth century BC. But 'the memory of water' is a phrase now firmly lodged in the public consciousness it even supplied the title for a recent play in London's West End. Scientists, though, tend to side with the poets in rejecting any notion that water can hold lasting impressions. (Nature News Service)
Editor's Note: The Only Constant Is Change Jun 4, 2007
The boss of my first boss used to love to say "The only constant is change," which depending on which Web source you believe was first uttered either by Greek philosopher Heraclitus, or slightly more contemporary sci-fi author Isaac Asimov. (Both have equal stature in my book. (MediaWeek.com)
Authentic Greek cuisine at Pantarei Apr 1, 2007
I asked Christos what his and Adonis' impetus was in owning and developing the restaurant and the answer was very interesting: it dates back to a few thousand years ago when the philosopher Heraclitus said; "Everything flows and nothing stands still or unchanged in this life.". Adonis and his first partner were both inspired by these words and, as Greek expatriates in Bali with a flair for cooking delicious food; it is not surprising that they opened their own Greek restaurant. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Theory of every-living-thing Mar 12, 2007
To update Heraclitus; not only can you never step in the same river twice, you are not the same person when you step out of a river as when you stepped in. By thinking of ourselves as "creating" reality by our thoughts/consciousness we engage in magical thinking. (MSNBC)
Review: Call Me By Your Name Feb 24, 2007
Elio, the precocious 17-year-old son of the esteemed and open-minded scholar and his wife, falls fast and hard for Oliver, a 24-year-old postdoc teaching at Columbia, who has come to the mansion for six weeks to revise his manuscript - on Heraclitus, since this is a novel about time and love - before publication. Elio is smart, nervous, na. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
A luminous first novel of a young man's longing Feb 19, 2007
Elio's initial attraction to Oliver is on paper -- reading his application form months earlier, the bookish Elio senses "promises of instant affinity." Both are Jewish, both scholars -- Elio transcribes music and loves to discuss erudite authors, Oliver is finishing up a work on Heraclitus. But soon after Oliver's arrival, Elio's focus takes on the heat of sensual longing. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Briefly Noted Feb 15, 2007
When Oliver, a handsome young American philosopher, arrives in a seaside town in Italy to work on a book about Heraclitus, as the guest of an Italian professor, the son of the house, Elio seventeen, studious, moody, and ravenous falls for him. Elio s edgy rapture as he forms himself in relation to another plays out against the background of a scorching Mediterranean summer, and Aciman introduces a small universe of characters who are themselves altered by the charged air that surrounds the... (New Yorker)
The art issue Jan 27, 2007
Nowadays he invokes Heraclitus' dictum: Everything moves. And Buddha's: All life is change. (Los Angeles Times)
