PinnedIntroduction to “Pyrrho’s Way: The Ancient Greek Version of Buddhism”To study Pyrrhonism is to study belief.Jan 10, 20227Jan 10, 20227
Pyrrhonism as an Anti-Subversive ActivityWe in the US have come to that quadrennial election season when various writers about philosophy and religion fall into spouting off their…Sep 23Sep 23
The Stoic Three Disciplines as a Framework for Explaining PhilosophyStoicism is famous for its Three Disciplines: the disciplines of desire, assent, and action. Epictetus describes these as:Sep 51Sep 51
Against the ExpertsSome of the oldest works that have come down to us identifying the pathologies of expertise were written by the Pyrrhonist philosopher…Aug 13Aug 13
Luxury Beliefs and Buddhist Idiot CompassionA few perceptive readers of my book Pyrrho’s Way: the Ancient Greek Version of Buddhism have noticed that while Buddhism and Pyrrhonism…Aug 11Aug 11
What the Buddha Knew about Dukkha that We Don’tOver time, the meanings of words change and evolve. This appears to have happened with the word “dukkha.” We now have evidence that…Jun 20Jun 20
Book Review: The Ancient Art of Thinking for YourselfAddressing the ancient question: do you have ideas or do ideas have you?Mar 13Mar 13
Pyrrhonism for StoicsA booklet explaining Pyrrhonism for those already familiar with StoicismSep 7, 2023Sep 7, 2023