Pyrrhonism
Americannoun
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the Skeptic doctrines of Pyrrho and his followers.
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extreme or absolute skepticism.
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Origin of Pyrrhonism
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At the theater, he bemoans the "limited talents, New World phonemes and intonations and slangy lapses, cecity towards the past, Pyrrhonism and so on of this weak cry of players."
From Time Magazine Archive
He is so far from being a Pyrrhonist in the sense of resting on Pyrrhonism, that he seeks to mount on its shoulders to a higher truth.
From Pascal by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
All historical relations tend to fix the permanent seat of Pyrrhonism, after its separation from the Academy, in Alexandria.
From Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism by Patrick, Mary Mills
Coming now to the relation of Pyrrhonism to the Academy, the connection between the two is difficult to exactly determine, between the time of Pyrrho and that of Aenesidemus.
From Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism by Patrick, Mary Mills
This influence was felt later, as Pyrrhonism became better known.
From Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism by Patrick, Mary Mills
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