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The Pros And Cons Of Pyrrhonism

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Sextus claims that Pyrrhonism is separate from two other epistemic schools, namely the dogmatists and the academics. He claims that a skeptic demonstrates -p when the dogmatist claims p. After creating the wedge, the skeptic finds sanctuary in the middle and claims that he will withhold judgment on everything and thus will ultimately find tranquility or quietude. However, the claims of the skeptic are self-contradicting because the skeptic holds beliefs in the metaphysical, normative, and descriptive fashion. In addition, the skeptic deviates from the scope of epistemology and moves into the realm of the normative teleological morality and prescribes what one ought to do. With these issues, it may be safer for the pyrrhonist to claim that their
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