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Epicurean Philosophical Tenets That We Can Know With Certainty

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  • February 22, 2024 at 11:05 AM
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    • February 22, 2024 at 11:05 AM
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    1) We must rely on extant texts for knowing what Epicurus said.

    2) The extant texts do not cover all of what Epicurus taught.

    3) There is occasionally conflicting evidence between the extant texts.

    4) We must be careful when using inductive reasoning to arrive at tenets for which there is limited evidence, because we could end up creating "eclectic" or incorrect tenets. We must be clear on which hypotheses we cannot come to any conclusion, when there is a lack of sufficient evidence.

    Based on the above, I think it would be good to create a list of tenets. And this would require accurate translations of extant texts, as well as decisions on which texts to include.

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    • February 22, 2024 at 1:30 PM
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    There are three ongoing lists created by Cassius. The second one (not Neo-Epicurean but Epicurean) was created as a collaboration between several early members of the forum. And the FAQ page has been developed over time as an outgrowth of the forum. All of this could be used to create an "EpicureanFriends Tenets of Epicurean Philosophy". I am thinking to take this on as project and will post more soon.

    Here are the lists that we have right now:

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