Pyrrhonism
31Hellenistic philosophy — is the period of Western philosophy that was developed in the Hellenistic civilization following Aristotle and ending with Neoplatonism.Hellenistic schools of thoughtPlatonismPlatonism is the name given to the philosophy of Plato, which was… …
32Philosophy — For other uses, see Philosophy (disambiguation) …
33Sextus Empiricus — (griechisch Σέξτος Ἐμπειρικός, Sextos Empeirikós) war ein Arzt und Philosoph im 2. Jahrhundert n. Chr., der mehrere Werke in griechischer Sprache verfasst hat. Sextus Empiricus war ein Vertreter des Pyrrhonismus …
34epistemology — epistemological /i pis teuh meuh loj i keuhl/, adj. epistemologically, adv. epistemologist, n. /i pis teuh mol euh jee/, n. a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge. [1855 60; < Gk… …
35Pyrrhon Of Elis — ▪ Greek philosopher Pyrrhon also spelled Pyrrho born c. 360 BC died c. 272 Greek philosopher from whom Pyrrhonism takes its name; he is generally accepted as the father of Skepticism. Pyrrhon was a pupil of Anaxarchus of Abdera and …
36Methodic school — The Methodic school of medicine (Methodics, Methodists, or Methodici, Greek: Μεθοδικοί) was an ancient school of medicine in ancient Greece and Rome. The Methodic school arose in reaction to both the Empiric school and the Dogmatic school… …
37Ionians (The) — The Ionians Malcolm Schofield THALES AND OTHERS The Greeks agreed that philosophy had begun with Thales. However they did not know much about his views.1 What survives is mostly a potent legend. Herodotus tells stories of his practical ingenuity …
38Heraclitus — Catherine Osborne No philosopher before Socrates can have had such a profound influence on so many generations of subsequent thinkers as Heraclitus. Nor can any thinker, probably in the whole history of philosophy, have inspired such a wide range …
39Stoicism — Stoicism1 Brad Inwood 1 FROM SOCRATES TO ZENO More than eighty years passed between the death of Socrates in 399 BC and the arrival in Athens of Zeno in 312. Athenian society had undergone enormous upheavals, both political and social. The Greek… …
40Irreligion — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Irreligion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 irreligion irreligion indevotion Sgm: N 1 ungodliness ungodliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 laxity laxity quietism GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 skepticism skepticism …
