10/31 Heraclitus 24-34

Themes: Change, identity of opposites

1. How does Heraclitus distinguish wise people from the many ignorant people, and gods from humans?

2. Heraclitus makes many paradoxical claims about things being opposed to one another and unified at the same time. What point is he trying to make?

3. For Heraclitus, what are the characteristics of the logos, and how does he illustrate these characteristics by using the example of fire?