text_original: But his Hellenism, I need not add, was anything but the pale neo Platonism that has run like a thread through the thinking of the Western world since the days of the Christian Fathers. From Plato, to be sure, he got what all of us must get, but his real forefather was Heraclitus. It is in Heraclitus that one finds the germ of his primary view of the universe—a view, to wit, that sees it, not as moral phenomenon, but as mere aesthetic representation.
text_transcription: BUT HIS HELLENISM I NEED NOT ADD WAS ANYTHING BUT THE PALE NEO PLATONISM THAT HAS RUN LIKE A THREAD THROUGH THE THINKING OF THE WESTERN WORLD SINCE THE DAYS OF THE CHRISTIAN FATHERS FROM PLATO TO BE SURE HE GOT WHAT ALL OF US MUST GET BUT HIS REAL FOREFATHER WAS HERACLITUS IT IS IN HERACLITUS THAT ONE FINDS THE GERM OF HIS PRIMARY VIEW OF THE UNIVERSE A VIEW TO WIT THAT SEES IT NOT AS MORAL PHENOMENON BUT AS MERE AESTHETIC REPRESENTATION
phonemes: bˌʌt hɪz hˈɛliːnˌɪzəm, aɪ nˈiːd nˌɑːt ˈæd, wʌz ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ bˌʌt ðə pˈeɪl nˈiːoʊ plˈætənˌɪzəm ðæt hɐz ɹˈʌn lˈaɪk ɐ θɹˈɛd θɹuː ðə θˈɪŋkɪŋ ʌvðə wˈɛstɚn wˈɜːld sˈɪns ðə dˈeɪz ʌvðə kɹˈɪstʃən fˈɑːðɚz. fɹʌm plˈɑːɾoʊ, təbi ʃˈʊɹ, hiː ɡɑːt wʌt ˈɔːl ʌv ˌʌs mˈʌst ɡˈɛt, bˌʌt hɪz ɹˈiːəl fˈɔːɹfɑːðɚ wʌz hˈɛɹɐklˌɪɾəs. ɪɾ ɪz ɪn hˈɛɹɐklˌɪɾəs ðˈætwˌʌn fˈaɪndz ðə dʒˈɜːm ʌv hɪz pɹˈaɪmɚɹi vjˈuː ʌvðə jˈuːnɪvˌɜːs—ɐ vjˈuː, tə wˈɪt, ðæt sˈiːz ɪt, nˌɑːt æz mˈɔːɹəl fɪnˈɑːmɪnən, bˌʌt æz mˈɪɹ ɛsθˈɛɾɪk ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntˈeɪʃən.