Bergson and the Pre-Socratics

With the priority in his system of dynamic processes over immobile matter, Bergson seems to have revived the ancient Becoming vs. Being debate, aligning himself with Heraclitus, against Parmenides, among the pre-Socratics. However, that Fire is the cardinal element for Heraclitus suggests that Bergson's philosophical ancestor is someone else. For, the most prominent imagery that Bergson uses to describe his fundamental principle is liquid, plus, that principle is the source of vitality in nature. In other words, Bergson's pre-Socratic precursor is Thales, more than Heraclitus. Furthermore, the significance for Bergson of fluidity is not merely its mobility, but also its continuity. Now, the more immediate antithesis of fluid continuity is not static unity, such as Parmenides 'the One', but an aggregate of inert particulars. In other words, the pre-Socratic that Bergson is most directly opposed to is the father of Atomism, Democritus.