Posted by johnlilburne on June 21, 2023, 1:13 pm, in reply to "Extreme skepticism"
Apart from the motorbike, I think this misrepresents Pyrrho and hence Pyrrhonism. He comes across more as a cynic and nihilist.
From the opening lines of 'Pyrrhonism' by Adrian Kuzminski:
'Pyrrhonism is commonly confused with scepticism in Western philosophy. Unlike sceptics, who believe there are no true beliefs, Pyrrhonists suspend judgement about all beliefs, including the belief that there are no true beliefs.'
The book draws comparisons between the Middle Way (Madhyamaka) in Buddhism and ancient Greek Pyrrhonism.
Both oppose dogmatism. Both the various claims to knowledge of ultimate truth (absolutism) and the claim that there is no ultimate truth or at least that it can never be known (nihilism). The latter is associated with the dogmatic claim that any claim is as good as any other (relativism).
This attitude of mind leads to an open engagement with the world as it presents itself without the need for categorisation or judgment.