On the Senses
{"WorkMasterId":7879,"WpPageId":289866,"ParentWpPageId":193739,"Slug":"on-the-senses","Url":"https://chrisdeasy.com/theos/humanities/philosophy/philosophers/timon-of-phlius/on-the-senses/","RelativeUrl":"theos/humanities/philosophy/philosophers/timon-of-phlius/on-the-senses/","HasFullText":false,"RawHtmlLength":67620,"CleanHtmlLength":14232,"Kicker":"Philosophy Work","Title":"On the Senses","Deck":"A lost work named in ancient testimony, likely tied to Timon\u0027s skeptical treatment of sensation, appearance, and assent.","BackLink":{"Text":"Back to Timon of Phlius","Url":"https://chrisdeasy.com/theos/humanities/philosophy/philosophers/timon-of-phlius/"},"AuthorCard":{"Label":"Author","Title":"Timon of Phlius","Url":"https://chrisdeasy.com/theos/humanities/philosophy/philosophers/timon-of-phlius/","MediaHref":"","ImageSrc":"https://chrisdeasy.com/wp-content/uploads/timon-of-phlius-01-timon-of-phlius-17th-century-engraving.jpg","ImageAlt":"Timon of Phlius in Thomas Stanley\u0027s History of Philosophy","FilterTerra":"Eastern Mediterranean","ClickText":"Timon of Phlius","ClickHref":"https://chrisdeasy.com/theos/humanities/philosophy/philosophers/timon-of-phlius/","Copies":["320 BCE – 230 BCE","Phlius (Peloponnese)","Greek Pyrrhonist philosopher and satirical poet from Phlius whose Silloi, Indalmoi, and prose works preserved Pyrrho\u0027s skeptical ideal while attacking dogmatic philosophers."]},"ContextCards":[{"Label":"Period","Key":"Period:1","Title":"Ancient History","DateText":"3000 BCE – 499 CE","Url":"https://chrisdeasy.com/theos/humanities/philosophy/eras-of-thought/philosophers-of-ancient-history/"},{"Label":"Era","Key":"Era:3","Title":"Classical Antiquity","DateText":"500 BCE – 499 CE","Url":"https://chrisdeasy.com/theos/humanities/philosophy/eras-of-thought/philosophers-of-ancient-history/philosophers-of-classical-antiquity/"},{"Label":"Composition","Title":"272 BCE","Url":"","DateText":""}],"DateNote":"Visible year is a Hellenistic display and sorting proxy for a lost or fragmentary Timon work, not an exact composition, publication, or manuscript date; evidence preserves survival, genre, sequence, and transmission uncertainty.","GeoCards":[{"Label":"Region","Key":"Region:1"},{"Label":"Terra Avita","Key":"TerraAvita:2"},{"Label":"Terra Avita Region","Key":"TerraAvitaRegion:8"},{"Label":"Modern Country","Key":"Country:GRC:2"}],"OriginalTitle":"Περὶ αἰσθήσεων","Language":"Ancient Greek","DisciplineCards":[{"Label":"Primary Discipline","Key":"Discipline:epistemology"},{"Label":"Secondary Discipline","Key":"Discipline:philosophy-of-mind"}],"Tradition":"","FullText":null,"CoreThesis":["A lost work named in ancient testimony, likely tied to Timon\u0027s skeptical treatment of sensation, appearance, and assent."],"Classification":{"AlternateTitles":"On Sensation; On the Senses","KeyConcepts":"On Sensation; On the Senses","Methodology":"Named-work registration from ancient testimony and modern reference/catalog evidence.","Structure":"Lost or fragmentary work page with title, visible proxy year, areas, summary, and date caution."},"Arguments":["A lost work named in ancient testimony, likely tied to Timon\u0027s skeptical treatment of sensation, appearance, and assent."],"Influence":{"InfluencedBy":"","InfluenceOn":""},"Significance":["Accepted from SEP\u0027s account of Diogenes Laertius mentioning a work called On the Senses.","A lost work named in ancient testimony, likely tied to Timon\u0027s skeptical treatment of sensation, appearance, and assent."],"EvidenceNote":["Accepted from SEP\u0027s account of Diogenes Laertius mentioning a work called On the Senses."],"MainSections":[{"Kind":"TextSection","Title":"Core Thesis","Paragraphs":["A lost work named in ancient testimony, likely tied to Timon\u0027s skeptical treatment of sensation, appearance, and assent."]},{"Kind":"FieldSection","Title":"Classification","Fields":[{"Label":"Alternate Titles","Value":"On Sensation; On the Senses"},{"Label":"Key Concepts","Value":"On Sensation; On the Senses"},{"Label":"Methodology","Value":"Named-work registration from ancient testimony and modern reference/catalog evidence."},{"Label":"Structure","Value":"Lost or fragmentary work page with title, visible proxy year, areas, summary, and date caution."}]},{"Kind":"TextSection","Title":"Arguments","Paragraphs":["A lost work named in ancient testimony, likely tied to Timon\u0027s skeptical treatment of sensation, appearance, and assent."]},{"Kind":"FieldSection","Title":"Influence","Fields":[{"Label":"Influenced By","Value":""},{"Label":"Influence On","Value":""}]},{"Kind":"TextSection","Title":"Significance","Paragraphs":["Accepted from SEP\u0027s account of Diogenes Laertius mentioning a work called On the Senses.","A lost work named in ancient testimony, likely tied to Timon\u0027s skeptical treatment of sensation, appearance, and assent."]},{"Kind":"TextSection","Title":"Evidence Note","Paragraphs":["Accepted from SEP\u0027s account of Diogenes Laertius mentioning a work called On the Senses."]}],"SectionSequence":["Back Link","Work Title","Deck","Author","Period","Era","Composition","Date Note","Region","Terra Avita","Terra Avita Region","Modern Country","Original Title","Language","Primary Discipline","Secondary Discipline","Tradition","Core Thesis","Classification","Arguments","Influence","Significance","Evidence Note"],"Counts":{"ContextCards":3,"GeoCards":4,"DisciplineCards":2,"Links":11,"Sections":23,"Styles":2,"Scripts":1}}