Dave Besson

Jun 6, 2024 | daily.jstor.org | Don Lincoln |Mary Mackenzie |Graham P. Collins |Dave Besson

The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. Over 2,500 years ago, Greek philosophers debated whether the nature of reality was impermanence or constant change. Heraclitus was the champion of change, pointing to the march of the seasons and the ebb and flow of the tides. In contrast, Parmenides, a near-contemporary of Heraclitus, claimed that change was illusory and constancy was the rule.