ataraxia

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Sextus Empiricus

  • Socrates
    In skepticism: Ancient skepticism

    …people to a state of ataraxia (unperturbability). People who thought that they could know reality were constantly disturbed and frustrated. If they could be led to suspend judgment, however, they would find peace of mind. In this state of suspension they would neither affirm nor deny the possibility of knowledge…

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