He Who Says Nothing Can Be Known Knows Nothing - Rejection of Skepticism

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    2. Key Citations - Knowledge Is Possible

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    2. David Sedley's "Epicurean Theories of Knowledge 1

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    2. David Sedley: "Sextus Empiricus And The Atomist Criterion of Truth" 1

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    2. Plato's Meno, the "Eristic Paradox," and the Epicurean Response 3

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    2. Implications and Translations of Variations of Texts Referencing "Appearances" (As In The Size Of The Sun) 5

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    2. Epicurean Idioms To Be Deciphered - "Against him who places himself with head where his feet should be." 2

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    2. Exchange On Knowledge From January 2020 9

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    2. Epicurean Knowledge 1

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    2. What Is the "Guarantee" That Our Confidence In the Senses Is Well Placed?

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    2. De Lacy - Limit and Variation in Epicurean Philosophy

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    2. Epicureanism and Scientific Debates Epicurean Tradition and its Ancient Reception - New (2023) Collection of Commentaries 7

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    2. what did epicurean actually mean by free will ? i think the article on the main page is confusing determinism with fatalism 7

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    2. How Would Epicurus Analyze The Slogan "Live Free Or Die" As An Ethical Guide? 7

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    2. Video Games For Mental Focus and Relaxation 2

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    2. Discussion of New Substack Article: "A Gate To Be Burst: Absence of Pain" 29

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