Abstract

The Concept ∈'λ πis, appears in two of Heraclitus's fragments. This essay offers an attentive reading of these fragments and examines the role of hope in Heraclitus's thinking. The essay is divided into two parts. The first part examines the meaning of the Greek notion for hope, ∈'λπis, by looking into archaic and classical sources, particularly the myth about the origin of hope in Hesiod's Works and Days. Based upon the renewed understanding of the concept, the second part of the essay examines Heraclitus's use of the concept of hope and demonstrates the central role of hope in Heraclitus's thinking.

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