Archive - Ataraxia or Bust!

The Weaponization of Expertise

A book review that underscores the current urgent need for skepticism.

Jun 22 •

Buddhist Dependent Origination in Ancient Greek Philosophy

In Buddhism, “dependent origination” is an observation that nothing exists independently.

Jun 17 •

Science Without Belief

Pyrrhonism isn’t just compatible with science — it helped make science possible.

Jun 15 •

We Should Judge Less

Judge not, lest ye waste precious mental energy

Jun 11 •

Aenesidemus Was Not the Founder of Pyrrhonism

And there was no ancient “neo”-Pyrrhonism

Jun 9 •

What to Read on Substack

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Jun 6 •

May 2025

Goodhart’s Law of Unhappiness

A law the philosopher Pyrrho was aware of 2,300 years ago.

May 16 •

Stoicism Does Not Exist

Go ahead and try to bend it

May 4 •

The First Philosopher of Populism

Epicurus as Proto-Populist

May 2 •

April 2025

Empirical Evidence that the Ancient Pyrrhonists Were Right About the Causes and Consequences of Dogmatism

A recent paper, Psychological Features of Extreme Political Ideologies by Jan-Willem van Prooijen and André Krouwel, provides empirical insights into…

Apr 30 •

The Big Think’s Big Mistake About Pyrrhonism

No Pyrrhonist ever claimed that all experts are peers.

Apr 28 •

Book Review: The Certainty Trap

A Socratic antidote for the certainty of currently popular dogmas

Apr 27 •

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