Heraclitus Invictus

The Philosopher of Thunder Resounds in Our Frightening Age

A statue of a youthful Zeus embracing an eagle at Chatsworth House in England. According to Heraclitus, Zeus steers the destiny of the universe. (Photo by Deepak Padukone on Unsplash)

What is philosophy? The first and most important answer to this question is that Philosophy is an activity, not a body of knowledge. The verb “philosophise” and the adjecti…