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Is There A Relationship Between "Anticipations" and "Instinct"? 58
- Cassius
April 21, 2021 at 5:26 AM
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Anticipations - Justice & Divine Nature 56
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August 15, 2021 at 9:49 AM
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Preconceptions and PD24 47
- Eikadistes
December 14, 2021 at 5:50 PM
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Prolepsis of the gods 54
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June 25, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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July 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Epicurus' Prolepsis vs Heraclitus' Flux 43
- Cassius
July 3, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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A Discussion On Anticipations from 2017 10
- Cassius
April 13, 2019 at 11:48 PM
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Researchers Prove Altruism Begins In Infancy- is this an anticipation? 10
- Lee
February 10, 2020 at 4:44 PM
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February 18, 2020 at 10:12 AM
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Phaedo and prolepses 8
- Godfrey
October 17, 2020 at 3:33 PM
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The Definitive "Are Beavers Born With The Innate Disposition To Build Dams, Or Do They Learn It From Older Beavers?" Thread 15
- Cassius
July 7, 2024 at 7:32 AM
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Prolepsis Citations from Long & Sedley 16
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July 2, 2024 at 11:04 PM
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August 28, 2024 at 6:29 AM
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Prolepses in Animals 7
- Don
August 28, 2020 at 11:07 AM
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My notes - Tsouna's Prolepsis Essay 2
- Hiram
April 4, 2017 at 12:32 PM
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April 4, 2017 at 3:47 PM
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Anticipations in La Mettrie 6
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January 25, 2020 at 12:45 PM
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Thoughts on Anticipations 2
- Cassius
May 19, 2015 at 6:59 AM
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September 23, 2016 at 7:20 AM
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Dr. David Glidden's "Epicurean Prolepsis" 9
- Cassius
March 3, 2023 at 7:34 PM
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March 4, 2023 at 9:27 AM
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The Best Simple Term To Use For "Anticipations" (?) 3
- Cassius
December 31, 2018 at 10:18 AM
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January 16, 2019 at 2:28 PM
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Anticipations 3
- JAWS
March 26, 2018 at 9:10 PM
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March 27, 2018 at 1:30 PM
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Are anticipations internalized rules about the way the world works? 4
- Pompadour
May 2, 2020 at 5:04 PM
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May 3, 2020 at 7:18 AM
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The Possibility of The "Images" Theory Being Not So Absurd After All 6
- Cassius
July 8, 2024 at 1:15 PM
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So...Do we have a prolepsis for numbers? 5
- Don
June 21, 2024 at 7:15 PM
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June 22, 2024 at 5:52 AM
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Check this related thread for relevant commentary on use and misuse of images
- Cassius
March 14, 2017 at 5:15 PM
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"Epicurean Preconceptions" by Voula Tsouna
- Cassius
April 13, 2019 at 11:32 PM
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"Method And Evidence: On Epicurean Preconceptions" - Pierre-Marie Morel (2008) 1
- Cassius
June 25, 2021 at 8:52 AM
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August 18, 2021 at 9:22 AM
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Examples of Use of Term "Anticipations" by Epicurus
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April 13, 2019 at 11:58 PM
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Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium 1
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March 8, 2023 at 10:04 PM
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Scientific American Article - "Genetic Memory: How We Know Things We Never Learned"
- Cassius
June 23, 2023 at 7:13 AM
- Cassius
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"Conceptual Representations From Experiences"
- Eikadistes
January 22, 2024 at 11:36 AM
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January 22, 2024 at 11:36 AM
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Referring To The Faculty of Prolepsis / Anticipation As Singular or Plural (And Relating This To Images) 1
- Cassius
August 12, 2024 at 7:08 AM
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August 12, 2024 at 5:44 PM
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