Pyrrhonism

  • 11Pyrrhonism — a sub philosophy of skepticism that holds that any assent with regard to non evident propositions will always remain in a state of perpetual inquiry; therefore, proof or disproof of an observation is not necessarily a valid reason for holding an… …

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  • 12pyrrhonism — n. Scepticism, unbelief, incredulity, universal doubt …

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  • 13pyrrhonism — pyr·rho·nism …

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  • 14Pyrrhonism —  Пирронизм …

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  • 15Pyrrhonism — /ˈpɪrənɪzəm/ (say piruhnizuhm) noun 1. the Sceptic doctrines or system of Pyrrho and his followers. 2. (lower case) absolute or extreme scepticism …

  • 16pyrrhonism — n. 1 the philosophy of Pyrrho of Elis (c.300 BC), maintaining that certainty of knowledge is unattainable. 2 scepticism; philosophic doubt. Derivatives: Pyrrhonist n. Etymology: Gk Purrhon Pyrrho …

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  • 17Sextus Empiricus — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = Ancient philosophy color = #B0C4DE name = Sextus Empiricus birth = c. 160 AD death = c. 210 AD, possibly in Alexandria or Rome school tradition = Skepticism influences = Pyrrho, Timon of… …

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  • 18skepticism — /skep teuh siz euhm/, n. 1. skeptical attitude or temper; doubt. 2. doubt or unbelief with regard to a religion, esp. Christianity. 3. (cap.) the doctrines or opinions of philosophical Skeptics; universal doubt. Also, scepticism. [1640 50; < NL&#8230; …

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  • 19Sceptics (The) — The sceptics Michael Frede INTRODUCTION When we speak of ‘scepticism’ and of ‘sceptics’, we primarily think of a philosophical position according to which nothing is known for certain, or even nothing can be known for certain. There are certain&#8230; …

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  • 20Skepticism — This article is about the philosophical term. For the metal band, see Skepticism (band). Skeptic and Skeptics redirect here. For other uses, see Skeptic (disambiguation). Certainty series Agnosticism Belief …

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