Today added to the site is a new article on Epicurean physics.
It starts with the most-mocked claim in ancient philosophy: that the sun is about the size it appears to be. Drawing on an essay by T.H.M. Gellar-Goad, the article shows that Epicurus was making a careful point about the limits of the evidence, not a foolish guess. Every ancient astronomer who gave a precise size for the sun was wrong. The Epicureans, who refused to claim more than they could know, were less wrong than the men who laughed at them.
The article goes on to four core propositions of Epicurean physics and argues that Epicurus was setting logical guardrails against claims that contradict human experience. He was not writing a science textbook waiting to be replaced.
The article can be read at the link below or by opening the "Physics Analysis" menu in the left navigation sidebar.