StanceAttested · Pyrrho
No more this than that: ou mallon
No more this than that: I assert nothing beyond how it appears to me.
summed up his disposition in a phrase, "ou mallon", no more this than that: to assert nothing beyond how things appear. It is not a rule to apply but an inner bearing to carry: one acts by appearances and custom, holds one's value-judgments revocable, and keeps the mind unforced, without clinging to being right. Today this lightness eases quarrels and resentment: one can take a position in order to act without turning it into a cause to defend at all costs.
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- Relation to certainty · Skepticism
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Source: Pyrrho
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- Living without certainty — If nothing is certain, can we still act and choose, or does suspending judgment make life impossible: is fallibilism, acting on one's best reasons while staying open to revision, the way out?