Combining Texts

Ideas for 'works', 'Of the standard of taste' and 'The Discourses'

unexpand these ideas     |    start again     |     choose another area for these texts

display all the ideas for this combination of texts

---

1 idea

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / d. Cause of beliefs

23359	We can't believe apparent falsehoods, or deny apparent truths [Epictetus]
	Full Idea: It is impossible to assent to an apparent falsehood, or to deny an apparent truth.
	From: Epictetus (The Discourses [c.56], 3.07.15)
	A reaction: The way some philosophers write you would think that most beliefs just result from private whims or social fashion. That happens, of course, but most beliefs result from direct contact with reality.