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Heraclitus
Greek philosopher (late 6th/early 5th-century BC)
- Dated c. 535 BCE – c. the 470s BCE
- Also called Heraclitus of Ephesus, Weeping Philosopher
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Heraclitus Greek philosopher (late 6th/early 5th-century BC) 
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Documented influence 6
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- was influenced by Hippasus
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was influenced by Xenophanes Greek Pre-Socratic philosopher (c.570–c.478 BC) -
influenced Aristotle Greek philosopher -
influenced Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel German philosopher and theologian (1770–1831) -
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influenced Parmenides late 6th/early 5th century BC Greek pre-Socratic philosopher -
influenced Plato 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
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