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Pyrrhonism

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    mrbig
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    According to the Pyrrhonists, it is one's opinions about non-evident matters (i.e., dogma) that prevent one from attaining eudaimonia. As with Epicureanism, Pyrrhonism places the attainment of ataraxia (a state of equanimity) as the way to achieve eudaimonia.

    To bring the mind to ataraxia Pyrrhonism uses epoché (suspension of judgment) regarding all non-evident propositions. Pyrrhonists dispute that the dogmatists - which includes all of Pyrrhonism's rival philosophies - have found truth regarding non-evident matters.

    For any non-evident matter, a Pyrrhonist makes arguments for and against such that the matter cannot be concluded, thus suspending belief and thereby inducing ataraxia

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    1. thundergolfer
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      I've completed some college-level Philosophy classes, but this excerpt has me really struggling. Nice contribution.

      I've completed some college-level Philosophy classes, but this excerpt has me really struggling.

      [Pyrrhonism] is best known ... for being the first Western school of philosophy to identify the problem of induction and the Münchhausen trilemma.

      Nice contribution.

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