Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism

Chapter 2

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THE POSITION AND AIM OF PYRRHONIC SCEPTICISM ... 23

The subject-matter of the Hypotyposes.--The origin of Pyrrhonism.--The nomenclature of Pyrrhonism.--Its criterion.--Its aim.--[Greek: epochĂȘ] and [Greek: ataraxia].--The standpoint of Pyrrhonism.