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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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2. Analysis of Epicurean Canonics
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  - April 6, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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2. Essentialism? 3
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4. Cassius
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2. Is reality real? (from Big Think) 20
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2. Article by Zucca - Lucretius And The Epicurean View That All Perceptions Are True
  - Cassius
  - February 2, 2022 at 10:47 AM
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2. A Canonics Project - Drawing A Diagram To Illustrate Key Aspects of Epicurean Canonics / Epistemology 4
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  - Cassius
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4. TauPhi
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2. Carl Sagan's Cosmos Episode Seven "Backbone of the Night" - Good Summary of Problems with Plato 13
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  - Cassius
  - January 24, 2023 at 6:57 PM
  - Cassius
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4. Cassius
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2. As To The Three Legs Of The Canon (Sensations, Feelings, Anticipations) Is it Possible to Experience (Receive Data?) From One Without The Others? 39
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  - Cassius
  - February 5, 2023 at 4:23 PM
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4. Little Rocker
  February 15, 2023 at 2:04 PM
2. An Essay by Francis Bacon "Of Truth"
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  - Joshua
  - August 30, 2023 at 11:32 PM
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2. "All Models Are Wrong, But Some Are Useful" 5
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  - Cassius
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4. Novem
  May 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
2. V. Tsouna on "The method of multiple explanations" - Presentation and PDF
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  - Kalosyni
  - February 17, 2024 at 3:12 PM
  - Kalosyni
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2. Cartesian beliefs on sensory perception vs Epicurean knowledge acquired through the senses 6
  - profkesarsarwara
  - April 29, 2024 at 9:33 AM
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4. Cassius
  April 30, 2024 at 6:06 PM
2. What Are The Essential Elements Of Any Canonical Faculty According to Epicurus?
  - Cassius
  - June 12, 2024 at 8:23 AM
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2. Methods Or Considerations In Thinking 8
  - Cassius
  - July 25, 2024 at 12:13 PM
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4. Cassius
  July 25, 2024 at 6:39 PM
2. Logical Fallacies Addressed In Epicurean Texts
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  - Cassius
  - October 4, 2024 at 4:39 PM
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2. Clear But Not Convincing Evidence 7
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  - Cassius
  - October 14, 2024 at 2:49 PM
  - Cassius
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4. Cassius
  October 22, 2024 at 5:26 AM
2. Perspectivism
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  - Pacatus
  - December 3, 2024 at 2:43 PM
  - Pacatus
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2. Suggested on Facebook As Possibly Relevant to Epicurean Canonics "Wilding the Predictive Brain"
  - Cassius
  - December 15, 2024 at 9:06 AM
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2. How Do We Have Confidence In Dealing With Texts Written In Languages To Which We Are Not Native? 7
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  - Cassius
  - January 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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4. Pacatus
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2. The Use of Negation in Epicurean Philosophy Concepts 47
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  - Kalosyni
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  - Kalosyni
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4. Elli
  April 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
2. What would Epicurus say about the fallacy of a "False Dilemma"? 1
  - Kalosyni
  - August 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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2. How to place Epicureanism in relation to the modern tool of the scientific method 4
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  - Kalosyni
  - September 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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  - September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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2. How Should We Evaluate Abstractions? 2
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  - December 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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4. Bryan
  December 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
2. Circumstantial (Indirect) and Direct Evidence / Dogmatism vs Skepticism 18
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  - Kalosyni
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  - Kalosyni
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4. Cassius
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2. Comparing the Proof Requirements Of James Randi To Those of Epicurus
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  - Cassius
  - March 6, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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2. Discussion of Blog Article - "Reality Does Not Require Being Eternally The Same" 22
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4. Patrikios
  April 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM
2. Discussion of Blog Article - "In Troubled Times, Young People Should Turn To Epicurus Rather than The Pope" 6
  - Cassius
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4. Eikadistes
  April 16, 2026 at 10:14 AM
2. Considering The Feelings (Pleasure and Pain) and Prolepsis/Anticipations as Sensations 4
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  - Cassius
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4. Don
  May 10, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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
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2. Infinitism in epistemology
  - Pacatus
  - June 26, 2026 at 3:03 PM
  - Pacatus
  - June 26, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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2. The Nature of Truth in Epicurus: ἀλήθεια 1
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  - Pacatus
  - September 25, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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4. Cassius
  September 25, 2026 at 2:46 PM
2. Discussion of Article - "Sextus Empiricus - Introduction From An Epicurean Perspective" 5
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  - Cassius
  - October 26, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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4. Pacatus
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Essentialism? 3

Is reality real? (from Big Think) 20

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

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

As To The Three Legs Of The Canon (Sensations, Feelings, Anticipations) Is it Possible to Experience (Receive Data?) From One Without The Others? 39

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

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

Methods Or Considerations In Thinking 8

Clear But Not Convincing Evidence 7

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

The Use of Negation in Epicurean Philosophy Concepts 47

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

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

How Should We Evaluate Abstractions? 2

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

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

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

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

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

The Nature of Truth in Epicurus: ἀλήθεια 1

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

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