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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. "All Models Are Wrong, But Some Are Useful" 5
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2. "Are Intellectual Pleasures Found in Sense-Perception"
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2. "Dualism" and "Philology" 16
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2. "Universals In Ancient Philosophy" - Several Helpful Chapters 7
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4. Joshua
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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
  - January 13, 2023 at 8:11 PM
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2. A TED Talk on How The Mind Assembles What We Perceive
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  - December 26, 2018 at 8:06 PM
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2. An Essay by Francis Bacon "Of Truth"
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2. Article by Norman DeWitt: Epicurus, ΠϵρὶΦαντασίας (Present Impressions of the Mind) 2
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2. Article by Zucca - Lucretius And The Epicurean View That All Perceptions Are True
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  - February 2, 2022 at 10:47 AM
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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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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
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2. Cartesian beliefs on sensory perception vs Epicurean knowledge acquired through the senses 6
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4. Cassius
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2. Circumstantial (Indirect) and Direct Evidence / Dogmatism vs Skepticism 18
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4. Cassius
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2. Clear But Not Convincing Evidence 7
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2. Comparing the Proof Requirements Of James Randi To Those of Epicurus
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  - March 6, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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2. Considering The Feelings (Pleasure and Pain) and Prolepsis/Anticipations as Sensations 4
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  - Cassius
  - May 7, 2026 at 6:27 AM
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4. Don
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2. Dialectics and Hypothetical Questions 4
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  - January 18, 2021 at 7:05 PM
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4. Charles
  January 18, 2021 at 8:18 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
  October 26, 2026 at 6:06 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
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4. Eikadistes
  April 16, 2026 at 10:14 AM
2. Discussion of Blog Article - "Reality Does Not Require Being Eternally The Same" 22
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4. Patrikios
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2. Discussion of New Article - In An AI World, The Epicurean View of Knowledge Is More Important Than Ever 11
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2. Epicurean Epilogismos - Phillip de Lacy
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2. Epicurean Outlooks on Skepticism 6
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4. Cassius
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2. Epicurus And The Pontius Pilate Question: "What Is Truth?" Does Epicurean Canonics Support "Objective Truth"? 4
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2. Epicurus' View of Aristotle's "Theory of Universals"
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  - January 26, 2021 at 8:16 AM
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2. Epistemology and Meteorology: Epicureanism and Scientific Debates 3
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2. Essentialism? 3
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2. Fixed or Unfixed 13
  - Charles
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2. Frances Wright's "On The Nature of Knowledge" - How Epicurean Is It? 1
  - Cassius
  - January 26, 2021 at 7:05 AM
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2. General Thoughts on "Truth" (At least in terms of Justice) 2
  - Cassius
  - April 23, 2018 at 2:58 PM
  - Cassius
  - April 25, 2018 at 9:40 AM
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4. Hiram
  April 25, 2018 at 9:40 AM

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

"Dualism" and "Philology" 16

"Universals In Ancient Philosophy" - Several Helpful Chapters 7

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

Article by Norman DeWitt: Epicurus, ΠϵρὶΦαντασίας (Present Impressions of the Mind) 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

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

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

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

Clear But Not Convincing Evidence 7

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

Dialectics and Hypothetical Questions 4

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

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

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

Epicurean Outlooks on Skepticism 6

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

Epistemology and Meteorology: Epicureanism and Scientific Debates 3

Essentialism? 3

Fixed or Unfixed 13

Frances Wright's "On The Nature of Knowledge" - How Epicurean Is It? 1

General Thoughts on "Truth" (At least in terms of Justice) 2

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