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'''Logos''' (λόγος) is a Greek word that means "word," "speech," "reason." It became a technical term in philosophy beginning with [[Heraclitus]] (ca. 535–475 BC), who used the term for a principle of order and knowledge.<ref>''Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy'' (2nd ed): Heraclitus, 1999.</ref> | '''Logos''' (λόγος) is a Greek word that means "word," "speech," "reason." It became a technical term in philosophy beginning with [[Heraclitus]] (ca. 535–475 BC), who used the term for a principle of order and knowledge.<ref>''Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy'' (2nd ed): Heraclitus, 1999.</ref> | ||
[[H. P. Blavatsky]] talks about three Logoi: "the unmanifested “Father,” the semi-manifested “Mother” and the Universe, which is the third Logos of our philosophy or Brahmâ."<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Wheaton, Ill: Theosophical Publishing House, ???), 332.</ref> | |||
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Logos (λόγος) is a Greek word that means "word," "speech," "reason." It became a technical term in philosophy beginning with Heraclitus (ca. 535–475 BC), who used the term for a principle of order and knowledge.[1]
H. P. Blavatsky talks about three Logoi: "the unmanifested “Father,” the semi-manifested “Mother” and the Universe, which is the third Logos of our philosophy or Brahmâ."[2]