The Anticipations / Preconceptions

Otherwise known as "Preconceptions" or "Prolepsis"

    2. Prolepses in Animals 7

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    2. Phaedo and prolepses 8

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    2. Are anticipations internalized rules about the way the world works? 4

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    2. Researchers Prove Altruism Begins In Infancy- is this an anticipation? 10

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    2. Anticipations in La Mettrie 6

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    2. A Discussion On Anticipations from 2017 10

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    2. Examples of Use of Term "Anticipations" by Epicurus

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    2. "Epicurean Preconceptions" by Voula Tsouna

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    2. The Best Simple Term To Use For "Anticipations" (?) 3

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    2. My notes - Tsouna's Prolepsis Essay 2

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    2. Check this related thread for relevant commentary on use and misuse of images

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    2. Thoughts on Anticipations 2

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Key Discussions Table

Physics: Canonics: Ethics:
Materiality:  Ultimate Particles and Void
 The Three Components of The Epicurean Canon Pleasure As the Highest Good
Epicurean Gods And Life Elsewhere In The Universe
 Epicurean Logic And Reason Virtue As Instrumental To Pleasure
The Impossibility of Life After Death
 The Trustworthiness of the Senses The Relationship of Pleasure To Absence of Pain And Disturbance
The Existence of "the Swerve"
 Knowledge And Truth Emotion In Epicurean Philosophy
The Universe As Eternal In Time
 The Significance of "Images" Engagement With The Non-Epicurean World
The Universe As Infinite In Space
Agency / Free Will
The Universe As Having No Center
Friendship in Epicurean Philosophy
The Impossibility of Infinite Divisibility
 Justice in Epicurean Philosophy

Dealing With Adversity