"All skepticism is a kind of idealism. Hence when the skeptic Zeno pursued the study of skepticism by endeavoring existentially to keep himself unaffected by whatever happened, so that when once he had gone out of his way to avoid a mad dog, he shamefacedly admitted that even a skeptical philosopher is also sometimes a man, I find nothing ridiculous in this. There is no contradiction, and the comical always lies in a contradiction."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Skepticism
53 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Skepticism →
Related Quotes
"History is replete with examples of what happens when any group of authorities do not have to answer to empirical evi…"
"Meno: How will you look for something when you don't in the least know what it is? How on earth are you going to set …"
"I shouldn't like to take my oath on the whole story, but one thing I am ready to fight for as long I can, in word and…"
"We need to use every argument we can to fight against anyone who does away with knowledge, understanding and intellig…"
"Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my …"
"The doctrine of those who have denied that certainty could be attained at all, has some agreement with my way of proc…"
"During the nine subsequent years, I did nothing but roam from one place to another, desirous of being a spectator rat…"
"Scepticism is the first step towards truth."
"Through a vicious circle of pure reason skepsis itself becomes dogma."
"At the end of a life spent in the pursuit of knowledge Faust has to confess: "I now see that we can nothing know." Th…"