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Sextus Emricus, Outlines Of Pyrrhonism

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The text titled Sextus Empiricus, Outlines of Pyrrhonism written by Sextus lets us dive into the philosophical idea surrounding skepticism. Throughout this text, the main idea behind the author 's reasons for thinking what he does will be explored, more specifically surrounding the idea that he states "So the sceptics hoped to achieve serenity by coming to a decision about the capriciousness of the objects of experience and of thought; but since they could not do this, they suspended judgment. By fate, serenity followed for those who suspended judgment, just as the shadow follows the body." (Sextus, p.5). The point that Sextus has made within this quote is that those who do not judge will achieve peace, and that nothing is really ever known beyond the realm of experience. With that being said, it is possible to extend Sextus ' idea to mankind 's morality. Sextus believes that even as a skeptic it is possible to achieve serenity following a number of things.
The article Sextus Empiricus, Outlines of Pyrrhonism is making a point surrounding the idea that if you are not judgmental, then you can achieve serenity. Sextus believes that because everything has two sides to it, this then leads us to the first reason to suspend judgement (Sextus, p.1) Suspension of judgement could be taken …show more content…

Suspending judgement can come from believing that you only know what you are able to experience, and that if judgement does occur, it is because you are trying to find the opposite side to whatever it is that you are judging. In some situations, it comes down to judging others, and focusing on your own morality which was also something that Sextus was trying to communicate within his text. Overall, Sextus ' argument is one that can be interpreted in different ways depending on how one thinks, but at the same time he makes one believe that good deeds will then follow with good

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