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2. Is There A Relationship Between "Anticipations" and "Instinct"? 58
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2. Anticipations - Justice & Divine Nature 56
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2. Preconceptions and PD24 47
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2. A Discussion On Anticipations from 2017 10
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2. Researchers Prove Altruism Begins In Infancy- is this an anticipation? 10
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2. Phaedo and prolepses 8
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2. My notes - Tsouna's Prolepsis Essay 2
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2. Prolepses in Animals 7
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2. Anticipations in La Mettrie 6
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2. Prolepsis Citations from Long & Sedley 16
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2. Thoughts on Anticipations 2
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2. The Definitive "Are Beavers Born With The Innate Disposition To Build Dams, Or Do They Learn It From Older Beavers?" Thread 15
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2. The Best Simple Term To Use For "Anticipations" (?) 3
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2. Dr. David Glidden's "Epicurean Prolepsis" 9
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2. Anticipations 3
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2. Are anticipations internalized rules about the way the world works? 4
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2. Check this related thread for relevant commentary on use and misuse of images
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2. The Possibility of The "Images" Theory Being Not So Absurd After All 6
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2. "Epicurean Preconceptions" by Voula Tsouna
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2. So...Do we have a prolepsis for numbers? 6
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2. Examples of Use of Term "Anticipations" by Epicurus
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2. "Method And Evidence: On Epicurean Preconceptions" - Pierre-Marie Morel (2008) 1
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2. Scientific American Article - "Genetic Memory: How We Know Things We Never Learned"
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2. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium 1
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2. "Conceptual Representations From Experiences"
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2. Referring To The Faculty of Prolepsis / Anticipation As Singular or Plural (And Relating This To Images) 1
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2. New Blog Post From Elli - " Fanaticism and the Danger of Dogmatism in Political and Religious Thought: An Epicurean Reading"
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Is There A Relationship Between "Anticipations" and "Instinct"? 58

Anticipations - Justice & Divine Nature 56

Preconceptions and PD24 47

A Discussion On Anticipations from 2017 10

Researchers Prove Altruism Begins In Infancy- is this an anticipation? 10

Phaedo and prolepses 8

My notes - Tsouna's Prolepsis Essay 2

Prolepses in Animals 7

Anticipations in La Mettrie 6

Prolepsis Citations from Long & Sedley 16

Thoughts on Anticipations 2

The Definitive "Are Beavers Born With The Innate Disposition To Build Dams, Or Do They Learn It From Older Beavers?" Thread 15

The Best Simple Term To Use For "Anticipations" (?) 3

Dr. David Glidden's "Epicurean Prolepsis" 9

Anticipations 3

Are anticipations internalized rules about the way the world works? 4

The Possibility of The "Images" Theory Being Not So Absurd After All 6

So...Do we have a prolepsis for numbers? 6

"Method And Evidence: On Epicurean Preconceptions" - Pierre-Marie Morel (2008) 1

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium 1

Referring To The Faculty of Prolepsis / Anticipation As Singular or Plural (And Relating This To Images) 1

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Philodemus' "On Anger" - General - Texts and Resources 19

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