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#pyrrhonism
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Midterm on Thursday: if a Pyrrhonist suspends all judgement, how does she get out of bed?
I'm taking a philosophy elective alongside my psychology courses, and Thursday's midterm covers Hellenistic philosophy. One question on the past papers keeps coming up: "Can the Pyrrhonian skeptic live their skepticism?" My notes say Pyrrhonists suspend judgement about everything, and that their…
Started by Elif Yıldız3 replies -
What is the actual difference between Pyrrhonian and Academic sceptics?
I have been reading about doubt, mostly because of al-Ghazālī. Every book I pick up mentions two kinds of ancient sceptics, Pyrrhonians and Academics, and then moves on as if the difference were obvious. It is not obvious to me. From what…
Started by Fajar Nugroho4 replies -
Two ways of holding no view: Nāgārjuna and Sextus Empiricus on suspending judgement
The Madhyamaka dialectician and the Pyrrhonist physician look like twins. Read closely, they are doing different things, and the difference is instructive.
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