#pyrrhonism — Public Fediverse posts

"I have approximate answers and possible beliefs and different degrees of certainty about different things, but I'm not absolutely sure about anything."
– Richard Feynman, Theoretical Physicist.

Feynman was a Pyrrhonnist 👍

#Physics #Philosophy #Pyrrhonism

Words as "servants." In Diogenes Laertius, an important source for Greek #philosophy, on #Pyrrhonism:

> So they were merely using the words as servants, as it was not possible not to refute one statement by using another; just as we are accustomed to say there is no such thing as space, and yet we have no alternative but to speak of space for the purpose of argument, though not of positive doctrine, and just as e say nothing comes about by necessity and yet have to speak of necessity.

In Hellenistic Greek #philosophy, there were two types of #scepticism. #Pyrrhonism, starting with Pyrrho of Elis (360–270 BC) and Academic Scepticism. The former aims at "suspending judgement" on all non-evident matters to reach a state of "unperturbedness." This involves a rejection of all dogma.

The latter, which started shortly after Pyrrho's death, took Pyrrho's sceptical arguments against positive dogmatic positions, and used them to conclude (dogmatically) that nothing can be known.

What do I know?

#Montaigne #Pyrrhonism

Arnold Lunn's use of #Fideism #mindthegap https://whyweshould.substack.com/p/fideism-reason-and-the-gap-that-is?sd=pf #pyrrhonism #catholicchurch #scientism

I recorded a #podcast out in the Woods for the first time. Took a bit of doing to get the volume right but I'm reasonably happy with the output.

In this episode, I speak in the Wood about what I'm interested in why. This includes #Pyrrhonism, #Buddhism, #Spinoza, #Schopenhauer, #Nietzsche, #Hume, #Peirce, #Kuhn, #Jaynes, #McGilchrist, and more.

https://pod.fo/e/165031

I am considering calling myself a non-practicing agnostic, which is not as much fun as non-practicing atheist, so that might win out. #pyrrhonism

#Buddhism like #Pyrrhonism opposes having views

Truth and Emptiness with Jake Orthwein: in which we discuss different conceptions of #truth, different types of #Buddhism, #emptiness versus #Pyrrhonism, whether the #Buddha or #Nietzsche are nihilists, and much more on #philosophy!
https://anchor.fm/bkam/episodes/Truth-and-Emptiness-with-Jake-Orthwein-e1u7frn

Someone who's good at these things (not me) should really make a #Pyrrhonism self-help commercial:

"Life got you down? Things not going your way? Pyrrhonism can help! Our simple techniques can wipe away ANY belief, and what you don't believe can't trouble you!

Try Pyrrhonism for:
* Debt
* Illness
* Death
* Disagreeable colleagues
* Dead-end jobs
* Family conflict
* Household chores

If you believe in money after 30 days, your money back! (We don't believe you paid us anyway.)"

#philosophy

#Pyrrhonism opposes having opinions which apply antilogies or dichotomies to non-evident affairs/matters/things. Suspending judgment (#epoché) then leads to not being disturbed (#ataraxia). It is *not* a #philosophy of metaphysical argumentation; it is an ethical and pragmatic stance.

Stanford Encyclopedia of #Philosophy on #SextusEmpiricus ... #Pyrrhonism is all about finding such oppositions
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/sextus-empiricus/
@philosophy

Finished Beckwith's Greek Buddha today and it was phenomenal. I learned so much about #Pyrrhonism and the history of #Buddhism that I don't actually care if he's right or wrong

Reminder that we can live a good life without any opinions whatsoever

#philosophy #skepticism #SextusEmpiricus #Pyrrhonism

I did a little talk on Beckwith's Greek Buddha, which meandered into my interest in #Pyrrhonism, #scepticism, #philosophy, #Buddhism. https://www.patreon.com/posts/pyrrhonism-76519385?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

I'm coming to think #Pyrrhonism is a really misunderstood and underrated #philosophy https://pyrrhonism.medium.com/pyrrhonism-in-a-nutshell-93477417b5c2?s=09 @philosophy

Today's #ReadingLog update, I'm starting to put brief commentary, let's see how long I can keep this up. Mainly reading today about #Pyrrhonism and #truth https://clerestory.netlify.app/reading/

Is anyone aware of earlier FAQ-style documents? #SextusEmpiricus, Outlines of Scepticism, ~190 AD. This is a phenomenal book btw.

#philosophy #pyrrhonism @philosophy

Great article on #Pyrrhonism and #skepticism. I may have been a Pyrrhonist all along. Basically it's a technique for not having opinions that upset you, by continuing investigation to the point of humility/shrug https://pyrrhonism.medium.com/an-epitome-of-pyrrhonism-81d37daef713 #philosophy @philosophy

@MathiasG @philosophy So I started this and it is brilliant. Are there FAQs that are older than this? Is this a common format?

I think I may have been a Pyrrhonist all along 😅

#SextusEmpiricus #Pyrrhonism

Has anyone read Sextus Empiricus and have advice about how/where to start? The Stanford Encyclopedia has got me very excited. I've read Diogenes Laertius on Pyrrho already #pyrrhonism #philosophy @philosophy

The Ten Tropes of Aenesidemus

or

Why You Shouldn’t Believe Anything 🤓

http://aenesidemusoz.nichesite.org/the-ten-tropes-of-aenesidemus/

#Philosophy #Belief #Pyrrho #Pyrrhonism #Atheist