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What does Pyrrhonism mean?

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Noun
  1. The system of skeptical philosophy established by Pyrrho of Elis, centred on the idea that nothing can be known for certain; widespread skepticism, universal doubt. [from 17th c.]
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The aim of Pyrrhonism was ataraxia in those things which pertain to opinion, and moderation in the things which life imposes.
Instead, Hume recommends a more moderate or Academic scepticism that tempers Pyrrhonism.
I sincerely hope that I shall not be accused of Pyrrhonism, or of any desire to weaken the foundations of rational certainty.
According to Pyrrhonism, there are no finite truths in the world.
He certainly thought that he had found a surer road to truth than either Dogmatism or Pyrrhonism.
The Greeks, however, found no problem in interpreting Pyrrhonism in Greek terms.

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