The Priority of Nature Over Reason

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    2. Keen Reasoning Based on the Evidence of the Senses 39

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    2. General Principles For Evaluating Credibility Of Claims And Detecting Deceit 2

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      • November 29, 2022 at 10:25 AM
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    2. The Beginning of an Outline of Epicurean Reasoning 14

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      • March 17, 2022 at 9:19 PM
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    2. Epicurean Rules of Evidence 11

      • Cassius
      • January 19, 2021 at 8:22 AM
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    2. Tactical Question for the Group Re Terminology In Discussing Reason and Logic 66

      • Cassius
      • January 19, 2021 at 10:30 AM
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    2. Epicurean Logic and Reason: Deriving True Opinion Through Evidence From The Canon of Truth 8

      • Cassius
      • January 18, 2021 at 7:51 PM
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      • January 20, 2021 at 3:19 PM
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    2. The Role of Reason and Logic in Epicurean Philosophy - DeWitt's Perspective

      • Cassius
      • January 15, 2021 at 12:22 PM
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    2. David Sedley: "Epicurus On Dialectic" (With Lots of Discussion of the "Bat Riddle")

      • Cassius
      • September 27, 2020 at 5:27 AM
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    2. Syllogistic Reasoning and Canonical Reasoning 2

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      • August 17, 2020 at 12:22 PM
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    2. The Role of Abstractions and Abstract Ideas

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    2. On Syllogisms And the Differences Between Aristotle/Plato and Epicurus 1

      • Cassius
      • April 9, 2020 at 10:07 AM
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