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.

    2. Analysis of Epicurean Canonics

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    2. Making Epicurean Canonics Understandable 16

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      • October 30, 2020 at 6:49 PM
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    2. Cartesian beliefs on sensory perception vs Epicurean knowledge acquired through the senses 6

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    2. Infinitism in epistemology

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    2. Perspectivism

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      • December 3, 2024 at 2:43 PM
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    2. "Dualism" and "Philology" 16

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    2. Epistemology and Meteorology: Epicureanism and Scientific Debates 3

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      • February 21, 2020 at 7:36 AM
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      February 21, 2020 at 7:36 AM

    2. Issues In The Meaning And Definition of Logic 66

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    4. Cassius

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    2. Essentialism? 3

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      • January 3, 2022 at 7:15 AM
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    2. Circumstantial (Indirect) and Direct Evidence / Dogmatism vs Skepticism 18

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

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      • September 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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    2. What would Epicurus say about the fallacy of a "False Dilemma"? 1

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      August 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM

    2. The Use of Negation in Epicurean Philosophy Concepts 47

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    4. Elli

      April 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM

    2. V. Tsouna on "The method of multiple explanations" - Presentation and PDF

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      • February 17, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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    2. An Essay by Francis Bacon "Of Truth"

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      • August 30, 2023 at 11:32 PM
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    2. On "Sober reasoning" 8

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      • August 23, 2019 at 4:11 PM
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      • August 25, 2019 at 9:17 AM
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      August 25, 2019 at 9:17 AM

    2. Mises UK piece "Epicurus, Father of the Enlightenment 2

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      • September 18, 2018 at 10:43 AM
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      • September 18, 2018 at 1:23 PM
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      September 18, 2018 at 1:23 PM

    2. Is reality real? (from Big Think) 20

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    2. Fixed or Unfixed 13

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    4. Hiram

      January 6, 2020 at 3:01 PM

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

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      • May 10, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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    4. Don

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    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

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

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      • March 31, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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    4. Patrikios

      April 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM

    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. How Should We Evaluate Abstractions? 2

      • Cassius
      • December 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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    4. Bryan

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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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      • January 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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    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
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    2. Clear But Not Convincing Evidence 7

      • Cassius
      • October 14, 2024 at 2:49 PM
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    4. Cassius

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    2. Logical Fallacies Addressed In Epicurean Texts

      • Cassius
      • October 4, 2024 at 4:39 PM
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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. What Are The Essential Elements Of Any Canonical Faculty According to Epicurus?

      • Cassius
      • June 12, 2024 at 8:23 AM
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