Hey, there should be a word for a web article that is a definitive rundown of useful and informative links on an interesting subject. In any event there is a -- shall we say -- linkopedia relating to Heraclitus, the Dark Philosopher at MetaFilter. There are no extant texts; Heraclitus, one of the most influential philosophers, is known only through out-of-context fragments quoted or referred to by other philosophers. What's worse, he also deliberately cultivated obscurity, an inspiration for Nietzsche and many others to follow. His central insights were that all things are constantly in change and flux, but that there is also an inherent equilibrium/tension/order that persists.
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