"Epicurus maintains that soul atoms are particularly fine and are distributed throughout the body (LH 64), and it is by means of them that we have sensations (aisthêseis) and the experience of pain and pleasure, which Epicurus calls pathê (a term used by Aristotle and others to signify emotions instead). " http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/epicurus/

Pathe - Notes On Usage
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July 21, 2022 at 11:49 AM Changed the title of the thread from “Notes On Usage” to “Pathe - Notes On Usage”. -
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