Canonics - The Tests of Truth: The Five Senses, Anticipations, and Feelings of Pleasure and Pain
Discussions on the "Canon of Truth" - the three sets of faculties by which we test all things to determine if they are true: (1) the faculty collectively referred to as the Five Senses, (2) the faculty of Anticipations, and (3) the Feelings of Pleasure and Pain.
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The Three Components of The Epicurean Canon - The Canon of Truth Generally
The Canon of Truth Generally
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The Five Senses
Sight, Sound, Touch, Taste, Smell
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The Anticipations / Preconceptions
Otherwise known as "Preconceptions" or "Prolepsis"
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The Feelings / Passions / Internal Sensations: Pleasure and Pain
Feeling: The Faculty of Pleasure and Pain
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Knowledge and Truth
What Is "Truth"?
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The Trustworthiness of the Senses - Was Epicurus An Empiricist?
Was Epicurus An Empiricist?
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Explaining Epicurus' Position On The "Size of the Sun" And Related Issues of Speculative Math / Geometry
Explaining Epicurus' Position On The "Size of the Sun" And Related Issues of Speculative Math / Geometry
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"Images" And Their Significance
"Images" And Their Significance
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