Palintropic Cosmology
The thesis Palintropic Harmony presents research on the work of Heraclitus of Ephesus, a Greek philosopher active in the late sixth century BCE. This study explores his doctrine of the unity of opposites through a cyclical perspective. Cyclical patterns are a recurring feature of Heraclitus’ thought, and I propose that this conception is evident in a specific set of fragments that describe different paths: the upward and downward way, the straight and curved way, and the circular way.
I term these ‘metrical fragments’ due to their frequent references to spatiotemporal markers, such as measures, limits, beginnings, and ends. These features demonstrate that the harmony of opposites operates within cyclical dynamics, linking the beginning and end of both natural and human processes. Accordingly, change coexists with permanence, and the alternation of opposites forms a dynamic balance that ultimately unites life and death within a single, continuous cycle.