Pyrrhonism

We Should Judge Less

Judge not, lest ye waste precious mental energy

15 hrs ago •

Aenesidemus Was Not the Founder of Pyrrhonism

And there was no ancient “neo”-Pyrrhonism

Jun 9 •

Goodhart’s Law of Unhappiness

A law the philosopher Pyrrho was aware of 2,300 years ago.

May 16 •

Empirical Evidence that the Ancient Pyrrhonists Were Right About the Causes and Consequences of Dogmatism

A recent paper, Psychological Features of Extreme Political Ideologies by Jan-Willem van Prooijen and André Krouwel, provides empirical insights into…

Apr 30 •

The Big Think’s Big Mistake About Pyrrhonism

No Pyrrhonist ever claimed that all experts are peers.

Apr 28 •

Book Review: The Certainty Trap

A Socratic antidote for the certainty of currently popular dogmas

Apr 27 •

The Ransom Note

Willing or unwilling, you will pay.

Apr 26 •

Book Review: The Ideological Brain

Current neuropsych research about dogmatism

Apr 8 •

Therapy by Raft or Ladder

The Buddhist Simile of the Raft and the Pyrrhonist Simile of the Ladder

Apr 7 •

Dogmatism Turbocharged by Generative Artificial Intelligence

An artificial world where your false beliefs are confirmed

Apr 1 •

Robert Pirsig, Pyrrho, and the Buddha versus Socrates

Zen and the Art of the Least Understood Pyrrhonist Spiritual Exercise

Mar 25 •

Pyrrhonian Relativism

There’s no suspending of judgment about the fact that all perception is relative to the perceiver.

Mar 22 •

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