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2. Epicurus' Prolepsis vs Heraclitus' Flux 43
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  - Cassius
  - July 3, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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2. Prolepsis of the gods 54
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  - Rolf
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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
  - Cassius
  - July 7, 2024 at 7:32 AM
  - Cassius
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2. Preconceptions and PD24 47
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  - Eikadistes
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  - Eikadistes
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2. Prolepsis Citations from Long & Sedley 16
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  - Don
  - July 2, 2024 at 11:04 PM
  - Don
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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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  - Cassius
  - August 12, 2024 at 7:08 AM
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2. 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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2. So...Do we have a prolepsis for numbers? 5
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  - Don
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  - Don
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2. "Conceptual Representations From Experiences"
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  - Eikadistes
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2. Scientific American Article - "Genetic Memory: How We Know Things We Never Learned"
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  - Cassius
  - June 23, 2023 at 7:13 AM
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2. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium 1
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  - Joshua
  - March 8, 2023 at 10:04 PM
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2. Dr. David Glidden's "Epicurean Prolepsis" 9
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  - Cassius
  - March 3, 2023 at 7:34 PM
  - Cassius
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2. Anticipations - Justice & Divine Nature 56
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  - EricR
  - August 15, 2021 at 9:49 AM
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2. "Method And Evidence: On Epicurean Preconceptions" - Pierre-Marie Morel (2008) 1
  - Cassius
  - June 25, 2021 at 8:52 AM
  - Cassius
  - August 18, 2021 at 9:22 AM
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2. Is There A Relationship Between "Anticipations" and "Instinct"? 58
  - Cassius
  - April 21, 2021 at 5:26 AM
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  - May 2, 2021 at 8:30 AM
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2. Prolepses in Animals 7
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  - Don
  - August 28, 2020 at 11:07 AM
  - Don
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2. Phaedo and prolepses 8
  - Godfrey
  - October 17, 2020 at 3:33 PM
  - Godfrey
  - October 18, 2020 at 7:08 PM
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4. Cassius
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2. Are anticipations internalized rules about the way the world works? 4
  - Pompadour
  - May 2, 2020 at 5:04 PM
  - Pompadour
  - May 3, 2020 at 7:18 AM
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2. Researchers Prove Altruism Begins In Infancy- is this an anticipation? 10
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  - Lee
  - February 10, 2020 at 4:44 PM
  - Lee
  - February 18, 2020 at 10:12 AM
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2. Anticipations in La Mettrie 6
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  - Hiram
  - January 25, 2020 at 12:45 PM
  - Hiram
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2. A Discussion On Anticipations from 2017 10
  - Cassius
  - April 13, 2019 at 11:48 PM
  - Cassius
  - April 14, 2019 at 12:07 AM
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2. Examples of Use of Term "Anticipations" by Epicurus
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  - April 13, 2019 at 11:58 PM
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2. "Epicurean Preconceptions" by Voula Tsouna
  - Cassius
  - April 13, 2019 at 11:32 PM
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2. The Best Simple Term To Use For "Anticipations" (?) 3
  - Cassius
  - December 31, 2018 at 10:18 AM
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2. Anticipations 3
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  - JAWS
  - March 26, 2018 at 9:10 PM
  - JAWS
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2. My notes - Tsouna's Prolepsis Essay 2
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  - Hiram
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2. Check this related thread for relevant commentary on use and misuse of images
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  - March 14, 2017 at 5:15 PM
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2. Thoughts on Anticipations 2
  - Cassius
  - May 19, 2015 at 6:59 AM
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Epicurus' Prolepsis vs Heraclitus' Flux 43

Prolepsis of the gods 54

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

Preconceptions and PD24 47

Prolepsis Citations from Long & Sedley 16

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

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

So...Do we have a prolepsis for numbers? 5

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium 1

Dr. David Glidden's "Epicurean Prolepsis" 9

Anticipations - Justice & Divine Nature 56

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

Is There A Relationship Between "Anticipations" and "Instinct"? 58

Prolepses in Animals 7

Phaedo and prolepses 8

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

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

Anticipations in La Mettrie 6

A Discussion On Anticipations from 2017 10

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

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