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Pyrrhonism: Embracing Doubt Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

Pyrrhonism: Embracing Doubt is a thought-provoking game that challenges players to question their beliefs and embrace uncertainty. In this game, players are encouraged to examine their beliefs and consider multiple perspectives before making decisions.

  • Players must carefully analyze key events in history and place them in their correct chronological order.
  • The game provides a timeline of events from various time periods, testing players’ knowledge of history and their ability to think critically.
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  • c. 360-275 BCE: Pyrrho of Elis introduces Pyrrhonism
  • c. 320-230 BCE: Pyrrho's student Timon of Phlius further develops Pyrrhonism
  • c. 1st century BCE: Aenesidemus revives Pyrrhonism in the 1st century BCE
  • c. 2nd century CE: Sextus Empiricus writes 'Outlines of Pyrrhonism'
  • c. 16th-18th century: Pyrrhonism influences later philosophers such as Montaigne and Hume
  • c. 20th century: Pyrrhonism gains renewed interest in the 20th century
  • ongoing: Pyrrhonism is seen as a form of skepticism that embraces doubt
  • ongoing: Pyrrhonism challenges the idea of absolute knowledge
  • ongoing: Pyrrhonism emphasizes suspension of judgment in the face of conflicting beliefs
  • ongoing: Pyrrhonism questions the reliability of sense perception and reasoning
  • ongoing: Pyrrhonism advocates for tranquility through acceptance of uncertainty
  • ongoing: Pyrrhonism is considered a form of philosophical skepticism
  • ongoing: Pyrrhonism challenges dogmatic beliefs and encourages open-mindedness
  • ongoing: Pyrrhonism is often contrasted with dogmatism and skepticism
  • ongoing: Pyrrhonism continues to be a topic of debate and study in philosophy

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