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.
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What Are The Essential Elements Of Any Canonical Faculty According to Epicurus?
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"Are Intellectual Pleasures Found in Sense-Perception"
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Epicurus' View of Aristotle's "Theory of Universals"
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Article by Zucca - Lucretius And The Epicurean View That All Perceptions Are True
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In Epicurean Philosophy Some Things Are "Facts" And Others Are Matters of Opinion.
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On The Meaning Of The Word "Canon"
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An Essay by Francis Bacon "Of Truth"
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A TED Talk on How The Mind Assembles What We Perceive
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Implications of the Role of Pleasure/Pain in the "Canon of Truth"
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Would Epicurus Endorse "Occam's Razor?"
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How Do We Have Confidence In Dealing With Texts Written In Languages To Which We Are Not Native? 7
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Primary Epistemology Cites from The Epicurean Texts
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Thoughts On The Alleged "Fourth Leg of the Canon" 2
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Clear But Not Convincing Evidence 7
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Recent Article on "All Perceptions Are True" 2
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Cartesian beliefs on sensory perception vs Epicurean knowledge acquired through the senses 6
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Three General Points About the Epicurean Canon of Truth
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Mises UK piece "Epicurus, Father of the Enlightenment 2
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General Thoughts on "Truth" (At least in terms of Justice) 2
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