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Single Idea 515

[from 'fragments/reports' by Democritus, in 13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 1. Scepticism ]

Full Idea

We know nothing in reality; for truth lies in an abyss.

Gist of Idea

We know nothing in reality; for truth lies in an abyss

Source

Democritus (fragments/reports [c.431 BCE], B117), quoted by Diogenes Laertius - Lives of Eminent Philosophers 09.72.10

Book Reference

'Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers', ed/tr. Freeman,Kathleen [Harvard 1957], p.104