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Author of "Pyrrho's Way: The Ancient Greek Version of Buddhism." https://amzn.to/41PD5wZ On Substack at "Ataraxia or Bust!" https://ataraxiaorbust.substack.com/
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Oh, the Sage You Could Be! - by Doug Bates
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Oh, the Sage You Could Be!
A Stoical Story by Dr. Zeussimus
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November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Oh, the Sage You Could Be! - by Doug Bates
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Oh, the Sage You Could Be!
A Stoical Story by Dr. Zeussimus
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November 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
A Stoic story book in the style of Dr. Seuss. ataraxiaorbust.substack.com/p/oh-the-sag...
Is Stoicism cooler than Buddhism?
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Is Stoicism Cooler than Buddhism?
What psychological research about coolness tells us.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Is Stoicism cooler than Buddhism?
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Cato the Younger and the Strangest Stoic Paradox
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Cato the Younger and the Strangest Stoic Paradox
Holding More than Virtue in Common
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November 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Cato the Younger and the Strangest Stoic Paradox
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📢 New Advance article at HPLA (Open Access): Laura M. Castelli, Pyrrhonism, Rationality, and Sophisms
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This is part of the forthcoming special issue "Scepticism and Argument: Sextus Empiricus on Logic", ed. Katerina Ierodiakonou and Máté Veres
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This is part of the forthcoming special issue "Scepticism and Argument: Sextus Empiricus on Logic", ed. Katerina Ierodiakonou and Máté Veres
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October 24, 2025 at 9:52 AM
📢 New Advance article at HPLA (Open Access): Laura M. Castelli, Pyrrhonism, Rationality, and Sophisms
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This is part of the forthcoming special issue "Scepticism and Argument: Sextus Empiricus on Logic", ed. Katerina Ierodiakonou and Máté Veres
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This is part of the forthcoming special issue "Scepticism and Argument: Sextus Empiricus on Logic", ed. Katerina Ierodiakonou and Máté Veres
#philsky
A positive and a negative review of a Jhourney jhana retreat: ataraxiaorbust.substack.com/p/meditate-f...
Meditate Fast. Take Chances.
Two contrasting reviews of an online Jhourney™ jhana retreat.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
A positive and a negative review of a Jhourney jhana retreat: ataraxiaorbust.substack.com/p/meditate-f...
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"When his fellow passengers on board a ship were all unnerved by a storm, [Pyrrho] kept calm and confident, pointing to a little pig in the ship that went on eating, and telling them that such was the unperturbed state in which the wise man should keep himself."
-Diogenes Laertius
-Diogenes Laertius
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September 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
"When his fellow passengers on board a ship were all unnerved by a storm, [Pyrrho] kept calm and confident, pointing to a little pig in the ship that went on eating, and telling them that such was the unperturbed state in which the wise man should keep himself."
-Diogenes Laertius
-Diogenes Laertius
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I just had one of my Intro to Philosophy students tell me that she successfully used the Five Modes of Agrippa on her father after he tried to browbeat her into believing that Tylenol causes autism.
This, folks, is the reason I teach Pyrrhonian skepticism every semester.
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This, folks, is the reason I teach Pyrrhonian skepticism every semester.
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September 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I just had one of my Intro to Philosophy students tell me that she successfully used the Five Modes of Agrippa on her father after he tried to browbeat her into believing that Tylenol causes autism.
This, folks, is the reason I teach Pyrrhonian skepticism every semester.
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This, folks, is the reason I teach Pyrrhonian skepticism every semester.
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How to attain eudaimonia the Pyrrhonist way. ataraxiaorbust.substack.com/p/there-is-n...
There Is Nothing Either Good or Bad, But Thinking Makes It So
Pyrrhonist Eudaimonia
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September 16, 2025 at 12:43 AM
How to attain eudaimonia the Pyrrhonist way. ataraxiaorbust.substack.com/p/there-is-n...
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Occasionally I see some online discourse and I feel grateful for all the opinions I don’t have (like being upset about sourdough bread). I wonder if this is what Sextus Empiricus was talking about.
August 31, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Occasionally I see some online discourse and I feel grateful for all the opinions I don’t have (like being upset about sourdough bread). I wonder if this is what Sextus Empiricus was talking about.
The Buddhist Three Doors of Liberation in Pyrrhonism:
Emptiness, Signlessness, and Wishlessness
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Emptiness, Signlessness, and Wishlessness
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The Buddhist Three Doors of Liberation in Pyrrhonism
Emptiness, Signlessness, and Wishlessness
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August 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The Buddhist Three Doors of Liberation in Pyrrhonism:
Emptiness, Signlessness, and Wishlessness
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Emptiness, Signlessness, and Wishlessness
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Wow! A new paper!
One of the main topics in scholarship on ancient skepticism is the "rustic vs. urbane" debate: whether skeptics were weirdo forest sages with no beliefs or normal guys with everyday beliefs. I think this debate is kind of silly and I show why in this paper!
One of the main topics in scholarship on ancient skepticism is the "rustic vs. urbane" debate: whether skeptics were weirdo forest sages with no beliefs or normal guys with everyday beliefs. I think this debate is kind of silly and I show why in this paper!
March 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Wow! A new paper!
One of the main topics in scholarship on ancient skepticism is the "rustic vs. urbane" debate: whether skeptics were weirdo forest sages with no beliefs or normal guys with everyday beliefs. I think this debate is kind of silly and I show why in this paper!
One of the main topics in scholarship on ancient skepticism is the "rustic vs. urbane" debate: whether skeptics were weirdo forest sages with no beliefs or normal guys with everyday beliefs. I think this debate is kind of silly and I show why in this paper!
Pyrrho pointed out that this was delusional.
I fell in love with philosophy in high school tnx to Socrates and the idea that, when we discuss with each other, the correct reasoning leads us all to truth. After 25 years I'm more convinced than ever that this is delusional on so many levels, but can't let go of this idea.
August 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Pyrrho pointed out that this was delusional.
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Pyrrho, makes the revolutionary move of substituting the question “What must I know to live well?” with the sceptical question “How can I still live well in the absence of knowledge?”
—Harald Thorsrud, Ancient Scepticism
—Harald Thorsrud, Ancient Scepticism
July 20, 2024 at 7:39 AM
Pyrrho, makes the revolutionary move of substituting the question “What must I know to live well?” with the sceptical question “How can I still live well in the absence of knowledge?”
—Harald Thorsrud, Ancient Scepticism
—Harald Thorsrud, Ancient Scepticism
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“It is not events that disturb us, but what we believe about them.” Pyrrho claimed so and he may have been influenced by Buddhism in his creation of what today is called “Pyrrhonism”. Doug Bates tells us more.ep. 104. Doug Bates on Greek 'Buddhism' open.spotify.com/episode/6GDc...
January 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM
“It is not events that disturb us, but what we believe about them.” Pyrrho claimed so and he may have been influenced by Buddhism in his creation of what today is called “Pyrrhonism”. Doug Bates tells us more.ep. 104. Doug Bates on Greek 'Buddhism' open.spotify.com/episode/6GDc...
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🧠Arcesilaus argued that action starts with assent, which can come from perception, not belief.
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January 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🧠Arcesilaus argued that action starts with assent, which can come from perception, not belief.
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Pyrrho was the Hellenistic Greek founder of the philosophical system of “Skepticism.” Now there is evidence that some of his work was direct translations of Buddhist texts he encountered while stationed in India as part of Alexander the Great’s army.
The Buddhist Three Poisons in Pyrrhonism - by Doug Bates
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The Buddhist Three Poisons in Pyrrhonism
More Evidence of Buddhist Influences on Ancient Greek Philosophy
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February 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Pyrrho was the Hellenistic Greek founder of the philosophical system of “Skepticism.” Now there is evidence that some of his work was direct translations of Buddhist texts he encountered while stationed in India as part of Alexander the Great’s army.
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(2) Science Without Belief - by Doug Bates - Ataraxia or Bust!
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Science Without Belief
Pyrrhonism isn’t just compatible with science — it helped make science possible.
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June 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
(2) Science Without Belief - by Doug Bates - Ataraxia or Bust!
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Aenesidemus Was Not the Founder of Pyrrhonism
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Aenesidemus Was Not the Founder of Pyrrhonism
And there was no ancient “neo”-Pyrrhonism
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June 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Aenesidemus Was Not the Founder of Pyrrhonism
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(6) Tad Brennan on Pyrrhonism: A Reply - by Doug Bates
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Tad Brennan on Pyrrhonism: A Reply
If an interpretation leads to absurdities, it’s probably a faulty interpretation.
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July 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
(6) Tad Brennan on Pyrrhonism: A Reply - by Doug Bates
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