Pyrrhonian skepticism
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Pyrrhonian skepticism is an ancient Greek philosophical approach that suspends judgment on all non-evident claims to achieve mental tranquility.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pyrrhonism | 8 |
| Pyrrhonian skepticism canonical | 4 |
| Outlines of Pyrrhonism | 2 |
| Pyrrhonist school | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pyrrhonian skepticism Context triple: [Skepticism, hasForm, Pyrrhonian skepticism]
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Pyrrho
Pyrrho was an ancient Greek philosopher regarded as the founder of Pyrrhonism, a school of skepticism that questioned the possibility of certain knowledge.
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Epicureanism
Epicureanism is an ancient Greek philosophical school founded by Epicurus that teaches that the highest good is a life of modest pleasure, tranquility, and freedom from fear through rational understanding of the world.
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Stoicism
Stoicism is an ancient Greek and Roman philosophical school that teaches cultivating virtue, rationality, and inner resilience to achieve tranquility amid life's hardships.
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Sextus Empiricus
Sextus Empiricus was an ancient Greek physician and philosopher best known as the principal source for Pyrrhonian skepticism, whose works profoundly shaped later skeptical thought.
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Cynic school
The Cynic school was an ancient Greek philosophical movement that advocated for a life of virtue in accordance with nature, rejecting conventional desires for wealth, power, and social status.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pyrrhonian skepticism Target entity description: Pyrrhonian skepticism is an ancient Greek philosophical approach that suspends judgment on all non-evident claims to achieve mental tranquility.
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A.
Pyrrho
Pyrrho was an ancient Greek philosopher regarded as the founder of Pyrrhonism, a school of skepticism that questioned the possibility of certain knowledge.
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B.
Epicureanism
Epicureanism is an ancient Greek philosophical school founded by Epicurus that teaches that the highest good is a life of modest pleasure, tranquility, and freedom from fear through rational understanding of the world.
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C.
Stoicism
Stoicism is an ancient Greek and Roman philosophical school that teaches cultivating virtue, rationality, and inner resilience to achieve tranquility amid life's hardships.
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D.
Sextus Empiricus
Sextus Empiricus was an ancient Greek physician and philosopher best known as the principal source for Pyrrhonian skepticism, whose works profoundly shaped later skeptical thought.
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E.
Cynic school
The Cynic school was an ancient Greek philosophical movement that advocated for a life of virtue in accordance with nature, rejecting conventional desires for wealth, power, and social status.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic philosophy
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philosophical school ⓘ skeptical philosophy ⓘ |
| accepts |
everyday practices based on custom and habit
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practical life guided by appearances ⓘ |
| advises | following appearances without holding dogmatic beliefs ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
ataraxia
ⓘ
mental tranquility ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pyrrho of Elis
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linked to:
Pyrrho
|
| claims | equally strong arguments can be given on both sides of many questions ⓘ |
| concludes | suspension of judgment when arguments are equipollent ⓘ |
| corePractice |
epoché
ⓘ
suspension of judgment ⓘ |
| critiques |
claims to certain knowledge in ethics
ⓘ
claims to certain knowledge in metaphysics ⓘ claims to certain knowledge in natural science ⓘ |
| deniesPossibilityOf | certain knowledge of non-evident matters ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
Academic skepticism
ⓘ
linked to:
Skepticism
|
| distinguishes | appearance from belief ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Against the Mathematicians
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Outlines of Pyrrhonism ⓘ
linked to:
Pyrrhonian skepticism
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| epistemicStance | withholding assent on non-evident matters ⓘ |
| ethicalAspect | freedom from disturbance ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conflicting appearances
ⓘ
non-evident propositions ⓘ |
| goal | peace of mind through suspension of judgment ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| holds | no belief is more justified than its contrary when arguments are balanced ⓘ |
| includes |
Five Modes of Agrippa
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Ten Modes of Aenesidemus ⓘ |
| influenced |
David Hume
ⓘ
Michel de Montaigne ⓘ early modern skepticism ⓘ modern epistemology ⓘ |
| language | ancient Greek ⓘ |
| maintains | no definitive claims about the possibility or impossibility of knowledge ⓘ |
| method |
equipollence of arguments
ⓘ
setting arguments in opposition ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Pyrrho of Elis
ⓘ
linked to:
Pyrrho
|
| opposes |
Epicureanism
ⓘ
Stoicism ⓘ dogmatism ⓘ |
| originatedIn |
ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| rejects | theoretical dogmatic commitments ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Academic skepticism ⓘ |
| systematizedBy |
Aenesidemus
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Sextus Empiricus ⓘ |
| uses | modes of skepticism ⓘ |
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