Pyrrhonism

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Pyrrhonism

1. the Skeptic doctrines of Pyrrho and his followers, especially the assertion that, since all perceptions tend to be faulty, the wise man will consider the external circumstances of life to be unimportant and thus preserve tranquility.
2. extreme or absolute skepticism. Cf. Skepticism.Pyrrhonist, n.Pyrrhonian, Pyrrhonic, n., adj.
See also: Philosophy