The World and Language Must be Interpreted
An Introduction to Heraclitus’ Philosophy of Language
Do you know where the word ‘philosophy’ comes from?
The first known use of the word in a way we know it today was by Heraclitus (c. 500 BC) when he said,
“those who are lovers of wisdom (philosophos) must be inquirers into many things” (DK22B35)
Thus, Heraclitus and others (e.g. Parmenides, Thales, and Anaxima…
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