Heráclito, DK 22 B 44 (frg. 103, Marcovich)

Tomáš Vítek

doi:10.3989/emerita.2012.15.1101

Authors

Tomáš Vítek The Institute of Philosophy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/emerita.2012.15.1101

Keywords:

Heraclitus, Greek philosophy, νόμος, δῆμος, fight, genomic wisdom

Abstract

The authenticity of Heraclitus‘ fragment B 44 can be doubted on account of the following reasons: 1. stylistic and syntactic anomalies (problematical articles, a strange looking insertion of ὑπὲρ τοῦ γινομένου); 2. a similarity between B 44 and B 115 (duplication of the same metaphor); 3. an incongruity between the message of B 44 and Heraclitus' views; 4. anachronistic meaning of the term νόμος which could not refer to a law in Heraclitus' lifetime; 5. an analogy with trivial gnomic wisdom; 6. an analogy with Heraclitean falsa in a moralistic spirit; 7. a connection of B 44 with B 43 that are not found anywhere else. These objections do not exclude the authenticity of the fragment, but its defenders should neutralize them with some strong arguments.

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