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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Shreya Biswas

Lesson of the day by Heraclitus: 'Couples are wholes and not wholes, what agrees disagrees, the concordant is...' - the philosopher of change teaches about life’s contradictions and why everything is connected through opposites

Lesson of the day by Heraclitus: Human life is often filled with contradictions. People experience joy and sadness, agreement and conflict, success and failure, sometimes all within the same moment. Ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus observed this constant tension in existence and tried to explain it through one of his most thought-provoking ideas. He believed that opposites are not separate forces, but deeply connected parts of a single reality.

Heraclitus on Understanding Life’s Contradictions

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