Pyrrho | The Ultimate Skeptic

[@Sdfghjk442]

Pyrrho would live his life based on what seemed to be the truth. To live life sorta in the realm of appearances. The goal of skepticism of the pyrrhonian kind was not to achieve a sense of inaction but rather to an achieve a sense of gentleness and happiness to overcome struggle. This doesn’t mean the skeptics would stay silent when injustice happens and just completely doubt it the way you seem to be implying. They would also not say things like “everything can be doubted” “we only know that we know nothing with 100 percent certainty” as these are absolute terms that can doubted themselves. Diogenes was in such a state of calmness and happiness like the stoics and many ancient Greeks that the pain simply didn’t phase him much.

[@dianewallace6064]

I don't think you can doubt away severe pain either.

[@PhilosophyToons]

I wish lol

[@AzziSenpai]

I have my doubts

[@ciroalberto397]

Well I didn't know that skepticism could go so far, but great video as always, keep the good work, best wishes for this year.

[@PhilosophyToons]

Thank you so much!

[@dogberry20]

I haven't managed to doubt away my pain, but I have managed to doubt away a lot of suffering. I have managed to be skeptical enough about whether my sensations were worth bothering about that I almost began to question if I really was feeling pain at all. "Is it pain or is it pressure? If it is pain, what happens if I just relax into it? Does it hurt more when I pay attention to it or less?" Getting really curious about pain tends to minimize it.

[@hoangainam3245]

First. Good video as always. Hope your channel grow larger in 2024.

[@PhilosophyToons]

FIngers crossed, thank you!

[@respondegiles8182]

Great video! tbh pyhrronism is actually well-known in contemporary philosophy, or at least more known than other philosophers. I wouldn't call him forgotten.

[@PhilosophyToons]

True, but I barely hear about the man behind the name

[@skyrider11910]

I recommend watching/reading Alexander Shadow in order to understand ancient scepticism. He's got the best material on it (although only in russian).

[@intellectually_lazy]

freaking dogs! gd! man, i never said i'm a tm master. i wanna say i g-ed it out when a dog bit me, but my pants would burst into flames. i screamed and cried like a whole baby, and bled, a lot of that. way worse than when i got hit by a car. that didn'teven hurt that bad, but i couldn't stop shaking with adrenaline. actually got through that breathing, like i learned from yoga

[@PhilosophyToons]

Dogs can be rough lol

[@JewyJew]

Great vid, hope you can make one about Ham Ryner soon

[@skyrider11910]

Pyrrhonism is one of the most misunderstood philosophies ever, it's crazy

[@zyrrhos]

Zyrrhonism is even more misunderstood.

[@recoverfromreligion]

Awesome

[@lazybill5830]

American Pyrrho has most of The Outlines of Pyrrhonism on here.

[@intellectually_lazy]

my solipsism leads to my satanism which leads to my activism

[@intellectually_lazy]

man, i just keep monologue-ing. truth is, i guess, the other person is somewhat of a prop. the real audience is in my head, or... well, i'm kinda in trouble with my landlord, because i keep damaging the wall, the 4th one. i know, i'm a total fn rick

[@zano9291]

Next time I see my therapist, I'll just keep talking, that'll teach em! (not a schizo)

[@zyrrhos]

Pyrrho may have had a high tolerance for pain and fear. Like free solo climbers, but just happened to dig philosophy. Plus the philosopher's cloak wasn't exactly made for climbing.

[@CFA1]

this dude should never be studied as he did not figure anything nor was the first person that discovered skepticism.

[@intellectually_lazy]

for the statement nothing can be known, i'd add, with certainty, except... you know where i'm going with this right? cogito ergo sum, but if this dude had thought of this back then is'pose it wouldn't be credited to descartes

[@PhilosophyToons]

I think Hume had some problems with the cogito being certain

[@intellectually_lazy]

my friend said his mom did tm. no med surgery

[@intellectually_lazy]

tm, transcendental meditation. it can be done

[@PhilosophyToons]

interesting