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Heraclitus
(Hera|cli¦tus)
Pronunciation:
/ˌhɛrəˈklʌɪtəs/
(
circa
500
bc
)
, Greek philosopher. He believed that fire is the origin of all things and that permanence is an illusion, everything being in a (harmonious) process of constant change.
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