Επιβολη Της Διανοιας
Reflections on the Fourth Epicurean Criterion of Truth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9664960 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jan Maximilian Robitzsch (0000-0001-5244-8091, Universität Greifswald, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 601-616 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838821000884 |
| OpenAlex | W3199197905 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
This paper discusses ἐπιβολαὶ τῆς διανοίας , which later Epicureans are supposed to have elevated to a fourth criterion of truth to complement perceptions, preconceptions and feelings. By examining Epicurus’ extant writings, the paper distinguishes three different senses of the term: ‘thought in general’, ‘act of attention’ and ‘mental perception’. It is argued that only the sense ‘mental perception’ yields a plausible reading of ἐπιβολαί as a criterion of truth. The paper then turns to the textual evidence on ἐπιβολαί in later authors. While the term ἐπιβολή (or its Latin equivalent) is not used by Cicero, Lucretius and Philodemus in the sense of mental perception, it is argued that this still is the most plausible way of understanding ἐπιβολή as a criterion of truth
Art · Cicero · Cognitive psychology · Complement (music · Epicureanism · Epistemology · Feeling · Linguistics · Literature · Perception · Reading (process · Term (time · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |