Heraclitus#
Summary#
Heraclitus is invoked as one of the “royal and magnificent anchorites of the spirit” alongside Plato and Empedocles. He represents the ancient philosophical tradition whose grandeur and style stands in sharp contrast to the contemptible modern philosophers who have diminished reverence for philosophy itself. In this view, the world of Heraclitus embodies a superior philosophical dignity that contemporary thinkers have abandoned.