theory of effluxes
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effluxes, theory of — The Presocratic theory that perception is a matter of physical objects emitting some pattern of themselves, that, meeting a corresponding efflux from the body, brings about perception. Epicurus later holds that effluxes enter into ‘pores’ in the… … Philosophy dictionary
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eidola — In the theory of effluxes, the intermediaries that flow out of objects as the first part of the process resulting in perception … Philosophy dictionary
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