Canonics - General Discussion

Epicurus held that his "Canon of Truth" is the key to confident level, and the antidote to both unfounded dogmatism and radical skepticism.

Latest Lucretius Today Podcast

Episode 356 — "The Skeptics Argue All Sides But Conceal Their Conclusions"

Website Overview Forum Navigation Map News & Forum Updates Recent Activity

1. - Last Reply
    - Title
    - Author
    - Date
    - Replies
    - Reactions
    - Views
    - Last Reply
2. Analysis of Epicurean Canonics
  - Cassius
  - April 6, 2026 at 10:39 AM
  - Cassius
  - April 6, 2026 at 10:39 AM
3. Replies
  
  0
  
  Views
  
  1.1k
2. Discussion of Article - "Sextus Empiricus - Introduction From An Epicurean Perspective" 5
  - 1
  - Cassius
  - October 26, 2026 at 1:08 PM
  - Cassius
  - October 26, 2026 at 6:06 PM
3. Replies
  
  5
  
  Views
  
  100
  
  5
4. Pacatus
  October 26, 2026 at 6:06 PM
2. The Nature of Truth in Epicurus: ἀλήθεια 1
  - 3
  - Pacatus
  - September 25, 2026 at 2:17 PM
  - Pacatus
  - September 25, 2026 at 2:46 PM
3. Replies
  
  1
  
  Views
  
  205
  
  1
4. Cassius
  September 25, 2026 at 2:46 PM
2. Infinitism in epistemology
  - Pacatus
  - June 26, 2026 at 3:03 PM
  - Pacatus
  - June 26, 2026 at 3:03 PM
3. Replies
  
  0
  
  Views
  
  527
2. Discussion of New Article - In An AI World, The Epicurean View of Knowledge Is More Important Than Ever 11
  - Cassius
  - May 15, 2026 at 7:42 AM
  - Cassius
  - May 16, 2026 at 3:53 PM
3. Replies
  
  11
  
  Views
  
  2.2k
  
  11
4. Cassius
  May 16, 2026 at 3:53 PM
2. Considering The Feelings (Pleasure and Pain) and Prolepsis/Anticipations as Sensations 4
  - 1
  - Cassius
  - May 7, 2026 at 6:27 AM
  - Cassius
  - May 10, 2026 at 2:54 PM
3. Replies
  
  4
  
  Views
  
  1.2k
  
  4
4. Don
  May 10, 2026 at 2:54 PM
2. Discussion of Blog Article - "In Troubled Times, Young People Should Turn To Epicurus Rather than The Pope" 6
  - Cassius
  - April 15, 2026 at 12:06 PM
  - Cassius
  - April 16, 2026 at 10:14 AM
3. Replies
  
  6
  
  Views
  
  1.8k
  
  6
4. Eikadistes
  April 16, 2026 at 10:14 AM
2. Discussion of Blog Article - "Reality Does Not Require Being Eternally The Same" 22
  - 1
  - Cassius
  - March 31, 2026 at 10:27 AM
  - Cassius
  - April 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM
3. Replies
  
  22
  
  Views
  
  3.4k
  
  22
4. Patrikios
  April 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM
2. Circumstantial (Indirect) and Direct Evidence / Dogmatism vs Skepticism 18
  - 1
  - Kalosyni
  - March 6, 2026 at 7:51 AM
  - Kalosyni
  - March 17, 2026 at 1:46 PM
3. Replies
  
  18
  
  Views
  
  3.4k
  
  18
4. Cassius
  March 17, 2026 at 1:46 PM
2. Comparing the Proof Requirements Of James Randi To Those of Epicurus
  - 2
  - Cassius
  - March 6, 2026 at 9:16 AM
  - Cassius
  - March 6, 2026 at 9:16 AM
3. Replies
  
  0
  
  Views
  
  767
2. How Should We Evaluate Abstractions? 2
  - 1
  - Cassius
  - December 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
  - Cassius
  - December 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
3. Replies
  
  2
  
  Views
  
  1.2k
  
  2
4. Bryan
  December 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
2. Making Epicurean Canonics Understandable 16
  - 1
  - Susan Hill
  - October 30, 2020 at 6:49 PM
  - Susan Hill
  - October 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
3. Replies
  
  16
  
  Views
  
  12k
  
  16
4. Kalosyni
  October 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
2. How to place Epicureanism in relation to the modern tool of the scientific method 4
  - 2
  - Kalosyni
  - September 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
  - Kalosyni
  - September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
3. Replies
  
  4
  
  Views
  
  4k
  
  4
4. Cassius
  September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
2. What would Epicurus say about the fallacy of a "False Dilemma"? 1
  - Kalosyni
  - August 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
  - Kalosyni
  - August 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
3. Replies
  
  1
  
  Views
  
  3.6k
  
  1
4. Cassius
  August 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
2. Epicurus And The Pontius Pilate Question: "What Is Truth?" Does Epicurean Canonics Support "Objective Truth"? 4
  - Cassius
  - October 23, 2018 at 9:20 AM
  - Cassius
  - June 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
3. Replies
  
  4
  
  Views
  
  5.8k
  
  4
4. Cassius
  June 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
2. "All Models Are Wrong, But Some Are Useful" 5
  - 3
  - Cassius
  - January 21, 2024 at 11:21 AM
  - Cassius
  - May 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
3. Replies
  
  5
  
  Views
  
  6.5k
  
  5
4. Novem
  May 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
2. Thoughts On The Alleged "Fourth Leg of the Canon" 2
  - Cassius
  - May 3, 2021 at 8:49 AM
  - Cassius
  - May 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
3. Replies
  
  2
  
  Views
  
  3.7k
  
  2
4. Cassius
  May 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
2. The Use of Negation in Epicurean Philosophy Concepts 47
  - 2
  - Kalosyni
  - April 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
  - Kalosyni
  - April 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
3. Replies
  
  47
  
  Views
  
  14k
  
  47
4. Elli
  April 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
2. A Canonics Project - Drawing A Diagram To Illustrate Key Aspects of Epicurean Canonics / Epistemology 4
  - 2
  - Cassius
  - January 13, 2023 at 8:11 PM
  - Cassius
  - April 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
3. Replies
  
  4
  
  Views
  
  104k
  
  4
4. TauPhi
  April 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
2. How Do We Have Confidence In Dealing With Texts Written In Languages To Which We Are Not Native? 7
  - 1
  - Cassius
  - January 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
  - Cassius
  - January 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
3. Replies
  
  7
  
  Views
  
  4.7k
  
  7
4. Pacatus
  January 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
2. Suggested on Facebook As Possibly Relevant to Epicurean Canonics "Wilding the Predictive Brain"
  - Cassius
  - December 15, 2024 at 9:06 AM
  - Cassius
  - December 15, 2024 at 9:06 AM
3. Replies
  
  0
  
  Views
  
  1.5k
2. Perspectivism
  - 2
  - Pacatus
  - December 3, 2024 at 2:43 PM
  - Pacatus
  - December 3, 2024 at 2:43 PM
3. Replies
  
  0
  
  Views
  
  1.5k
2. Clear But Not Convincing Evidence 7
  - 1
  - Cassius
  - October 14, 2024 at 2:49 PM
  - Cassius
  - October 22, 2024 at 5:26 AM
3. Replies
  
  7
  
  Views
  
  4.6k
  
  7
4. Cassius
  October 22, 2024 at 5:26 AM
2. Logical Fallacies Addressed In Epicurean Texts
  - 2
  - Cassius
  - October 4, 2024 at 4:39 PM
  - Cassius
  - October 4, 2024 at 4:39 PM
3. Replies
  
  0
  
  Views
  
  1.8k
2. Methods Or Considerations In Thinking 8
  - Cassius
  - July 25, 2024 at 12:13 PM
  - Cassius
  - July 25, 2024 at 6:39 PM
3. Replies
  
  8
  
  Views
  
  5.2k
  
  8
4. Cassius
  July 25, 2024 at 6:39 PM
2. What Are The Essential Elements Of Any Canonical Faculty According to Epicurus?
  - Cassius
  - June 12, 2024 at 8:23 AM
  - Cassius
  - June 12, 2024 at 8:23 AM
3. Replies
  
  0
  
  Views
  
  1.7k
2. Carl Sagan's Cosmos Episode Seven "Backbone of the Night" - Good Summary of Problems with Plato 13
  - 2
  - Cassius
  - January 24, 2023 at 6:57 PM
  - Cassius
  - May 22, 2024 at 7:53 AM
3. Replies
  
  13
  
  Views
  
  13k
  
  13
4. Cassius
  May 22, 2024 at 7:53 AM
2. How To Place Epicurus In Relation To "Nominalism"? 25
  - 1
  - Cassius
  - June 12, 2021 at 3:51 PM
  - Cassius
  - May 3, 2024 at 5:33 PM
3. Replies
  
  25
  
  Views
  
  18k
  
  25
4. Joshua
  May 3, 2024 at 5:33 PM
2. Cartesian beliefs on sensory perception vs Epicurean knowledge acquired through the senses 6
  - profkesarsarwara
  - April 29, 2024 at 9:33 AM
  - profkesarsarwara
  - April 30, 2024 at 6:06 PM
3. Replies
  
  6
  
  Views
  
  5k
  
  6
4. Cassius
  April 30, 2024 at 6:06 PM
2. V. Tsouna on "The method of multiple explanations" - Presentation and PDF
  - 5
  - Kalosyni
  - February 17, 2024 at 3:12 PM
  - Kalosyni
  - February 17, 2024 at 3:12 PM
3. Replies
  
  0
  
  Views
  
  1.8k
2. An Essay by Francis Bacon "Of Truth"
  - 1
  - Joshua
  - August 30, 2023 at 11:32 PM
  - Joshua
  - August 30, 2023 at 11:32 PM
3. Replies
  
  0
  
  Views
  
  2.2k

Discussion of Article - "Sextus Empiricus - Introduction From An Epicurean Perspective" 5

The Nature of Truth in Epicurus: ἀλήθεια 1

Discussion of New Article - In An AI World, The Epicurean View of Knowledge Is More Important Than Ever 11

Considering The Feelings (Pleasure and Pain) and Prolepsis/Anticipations as Sensations 4

Discussion of Blog Article - "In Troubled Times, Young People Should Turn To Epicurus Rather than The Pope" 6

Discussion of Blog Article - "Reality Does Not Require Being Eternally The Same" 22

Circumstantial (Indirect) and Direct Evidence / Dogmatism vs Skepticism 18

How Should We Evaluate Abstractions? 2

Making Epicurean Canonics Understandable 16

How to place Epicureanism in relation to the modern tool of the scientific method 4

What would Epicurus say about the fallacy of a "False Dilemma"? 1

Epicurus And The Pontius Pilate Question: "What Is Truth?" Does Epicurean Canonics Support "Objective Truth"? 4

"All Models Are Wrong, But Some Are Useful" 5

Thoughts On The Alleged "Fourth Leg of the Canon" 2

The Use of Negation in Epicurean Philosophy Concepts 47

A Canonics Project - Drawing A Diagram To Illustrate Key Aspects of Epicurean Canonics / Epistemology 4

How Do We Have Confidence In Dealing With Texts Written In Languages To Which We Are Not Native? 7

Clear But Not Convincing Evidence 7

Methods Or Considerations In Thinking 8

Carl Sagan's Cosmos Episode Seven "Backbone of the Night" - Good Summary of Problems with Plato 13

How To Place Epicurus In Relation To "Nominalism"? 25

Cartesian beliefs on sensory perception vs Epicurean knowledge acquired through the senses 6

Display Options

Statistics