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Single Idea 3062
[filed under theme 26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 7. Eliminating causation
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Full Idea
The idea of cause is relative to that of which it is the cause, and so has no real existence. …Also cause must either be body causing body, or incorporeal causing incorporeal, and neither of these is possible.
Gist of Idea
There are no causes, because they are relative, and alike things can't cause one another
Source
report of Pyrrho (reports [c.325 BCE]) by Diogenes Laertius - Lives of Eminent Philosophers 09.11.11
Book Ref
Diogenes Laertius: 'Diogenes Laertius', ed/tr. Yonge,C.D. [Henry G. Bohn 1853], p.416
The
17 ideas
from 'reports'
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1798
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He studied philosophy by suspending his judgement on everything
[Pyrrho, by Diog. Laertius]
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1800
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Sceptics say reason is only an instrument, because reason can only be attacked with reason
[Pyrrho, by Diog. Laertius]
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1802
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Individuals vary in responses and feelings (Mode 2)
[Pyrrho, by Diog. Laertius]
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1807
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Perception varies with viewing distance and angle (Mode 7)
[Pyrrho, by Diog. Laertius]
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1810
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Perception and judgement depend on comparison (Mode 10)
[Pyrrho, by Diog. Laertius]
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1805
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Judgements vary according to local culture and law (Mode 5)
[Pyrrho, by Diog. Laertius]
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1808
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Perception of things depends on their size or quantity (Mode 8)
[Pyrrho, by Diog. Laertius]
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1804
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Perception varies with madness or disease (Mode 4)
[Pyrrho, by Diog. Laertius]
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1806
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Perception of objects depends on surrounding conditions (Mode 6)
[Pyrrho, by Diog. Laertius]
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6595
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If we need a criterion of truth, we need to know whether it is the correct criterion
[Pyrrho, by Fogelin]
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1803
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Objects vary according to which sense perceives them (Mode 3)
[Pyrrho, by Diog. Laertius]
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1809
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Perception is affected by expectations (Mode 9)
[Pyrrho, by Diog. Laertius]
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6593
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The Pyrrhonians attacked the dogmas of professors, not ordinary people
[Pyrrho, by Fogelin]
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6592
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Academics said that Pyrrhonians were guilty of 'negative dogmatism'
[Pyrrho, by Fogelin]
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1801
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Animals vary in their feelings and judgements (Mode 1)
[Pyrrho, by Diog. Laertius]
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3062
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There are no causes, because they are relative, and alike things can't cause one another
[Pyrrho, by Diog. Laertius]
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3063
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Motion can't move where it is, and can't move where it isn't, so it can't exist
[Pyrrho, by Diog. Laertius]
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