Albert Camus and ancient philosophy

The case of Heraclitus and the influence on his ethics

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https://doi.org/10.34024/prometeica.2025.32.20236

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Heraclitus, Camus, limit, opposites, equilibrium

Abstract

The aim of this research is to determine the influence of Heraclitus on Camus's ethical idea of limit. First, the fragments of Heraclitus that deal with lógos and opposites are explained.  Subsequently, the French and Spanish editions of the works in which Camus mentions Heraclitus are traced, in order to provoke a reflection on the convergences and divergences between the two authors. The conclusions suggest that Camus's notion of limit is expressed through an ethics of equilibrium, influenced by Heraclitus’ idea of harmony.

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Author Biography

  • Víctor Hugo Vásquez Gómez, University of Valle

    PhD in Philosophy from the Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia. Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Philosophy from the same Institution. He is a member of the research groups Agora: dialogue between ancients and moderns of the Department of Philosophy (Minciencias, B) and Chair: ethics, politics and economic development of the Buga Sectional (in the process of recognition). He is a full-time professor at the Buga Sectional of the Universidad del Valle. This research article is part of my doctoral thesis "On the constitution of an art of living and the appropriation of classical Greek thought in Albert Camus", 2024.

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Vásquez Gómez, V. H. (2025). Albert Camus and ancient philosophy: The case of Heraclitus and the influence on his ethics. Prometeica - Journal of Philosophy and Science, 32, e20236 (1-14). https://doi.org/10.34024/prometeica.2025.32.20236