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12. Knowledge Sources / C. Rationalism / 1. Rationalism

430	Senses are no use if the soul is corrupt [Heraclitus]
	Full Idea: The eyes and ears are bad witnesses for men if they have barbarian souls.
	From: Heraclitus (fragments/reports [c.500 BCE], B107), quoted by Sextus Empiricus - Against the Mathematicians 7.126

12. Knowledge Sources / D. Empiricism / 4. Pro-Empiricism

1500	When we sleep, reason closes down as the senses do [Heraclitus, by Sext.Empiricus]
	Full Idea: Since when we sleep the senses are closed, mind is separated from its surroundings and loses the power of memory. When we wake the mind re-contacts the world, and regains the power of reason.
	From: report of Heraclitus (fragments/reports [c.500 BCE], A16) by Sextus Empiricus - Against the Professors (six books) 7.130