Definition of Pyrrhonist. Meaning of Pyrrhonist. Synonyms of Pyrrhonist

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Definition of Pyrrhonist

Pyrrhonist
Pyrrhonist Pyr"rho*nist, n. A follower of Pyrrho; a skeptic.

Meaning of Pyrrhonist from wikipedia

- Gr**** philosopher in the 4th century BCE who was credited by the later Pyrrhonists with forming the first comprehensive school of skeptical thought. However...
- problem of induction and the Münchhausen trilemma.[citation needed] Pyrrhonists (or Pyrrhonist practice) can be subdivided into those who are ephectic (engaged...
- Ἐμπειρικός, ****tos Empeirikos; fl. mid-late 2nd century AD) was a Gr**** Pyrrhonist philosopher and Empiric school physician with Roman citizenship. His philosophical...
- as interrelated technical terms. Far predating this, the ancient Gr**** Pyrrhonist philosopher ****tus Empiricus also used phenomenon and noumenon as interrelated...
- (Ancient Gr****: Αἰνησίδημος or Αἰνεσίδημος) was a 1st-century BC Gr**** Pyrrhonist philosopher from Knossos who revived the doctrines of Pyrrho and introduced...
- dogma (i.e., non-evident belief), which represents the central aim of Pyrrhonist practice, that is necessary to bring about eudaimonia. Ataraxia is a key...
- medicine. Pyrrhonism fell into obscurity in the post-****enistic period. Pyrrhonists view their philosophy as a way of life, and view Pyrrho as a model for...
- of Cynicism to articulate Stoicism. Epicurus studied with Platonic and Pyrrhonist teachers before renouncing all previous philosophers (including Democritus...
- rather than another way. According to Pyrrhonist ****tus Empiricus, Aenesidemus, one of the major ancient Pyrrhonist philosophers, claimed in a now-lost...
- skepticism after this date. Unlike the existing school of skepticism, the Pyrrhonists, they maintained that knowledge of things is impossible. Ideas or notions...