ψυχή and λόγος in Heraclitus B45 and B115 (Diels-Kranz)
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https://doi.org/10.3989/emerita.1994.v62.i2.392Abstract
ψυχή and λόγος are discussed with special reference to their occurrence in Heraclitus fragments 845 and B115 (Diels-Kranz, Fragmente der Vorsokratiker, Berlin 1950). The genetival relationship in these fragments, ψυχή-λόγος, implies neither possession, origin, nor definition. Evidence from the fragments in general does not suggest that ψυχή and λόγος are identical. They are functionally distinct though it is difficult to suppose ψυχή capable of rational thought without λόγος. They may be regarded as dimensions of the individual human agent, having indefinitely variable mutual relationship: for instance a high value of λόγος would indicate a high level of developed consciousness.
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