Anticipations / Preconceptions / Prolepsis

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2. The Definitive "Are Beavers Born With The Innate Disposition To Build Dams, Or Do They Learn It From Older Beavers?" Thread 8
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2. Prolepsis Citations from Long & Sedley 16
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2. Referring To The Faculty of Prolepsis / Anticipation As Singular or Plural (And Relating This To Images) 1
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2. The Possibility of The "Images" Theory Being Not So Absurd After All 6
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2. So...Do we have a prolepsis for numbers? 6
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2. "Conceptual Representations From Experiences"
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2. Scientific American Article - "Genetic Memory: How We Know Things We Never Learned"
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2. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium 1
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2. Dr. David Glidden's "Epicurean Prolepsis" 9
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2. Anticipations - Justice & Divine Nature 56
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2. "Method And Evidence: On Epicurean Preconceptions" - Pierre-Marie Morel (2008) 1
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2. Is There A Relationship Between "Anticipations" and "Instinct"? 58
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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. 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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Latest Lucretius Today Podcast: #255 - "CIcero's Cotta Argues That Epicurean Gods Are As Despicable As Are Epicureans Themselves" | Member Announcements | The Epicurean Paradigm Shift

The Definitive "Are Beavers Born With The Innate Disposition To Build Dams, Or Do They Learn It From Older Beavers?" Thread 8

Prolepsis Citations from Long & Sedley 16

Referring To The Faculty of Prolepsis / Anticipation As Singular or Plural (And Relating This To Images) 1

The Possibility of The "Images" Theory Being Not So Absurd After All 6

So...Do we have a prolepsis for numbers? 6

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium 1

Dr. David Glidden's "Epicurean Prolepsis" 9

Anticipations - Justice & Divine Nature 56

"Method And Evidence: On Epicurean Preconceptions" - Pierre-Marie Morel (2008) 1

Is There A Relationship Between "Anticipations" and "Instinct"? 58

Prolepses in Animals 7

Phaedo and prolepses 8

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

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

Anticipations in La Mettrie 6

A Discussion On Anticipations from 2017 10

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

Anticipations 3

My notes - Tsouna's Prolepsis Essay 2

Thoughts on Anticipations 2

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Evidence of Survivors of Pompeii and Herculaneum 1

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