Aenesidemus Quotes
Aenesidemus of Cnossos was a 1st-century BC Greek philosopher who revived the Pyrrhonian school of Skepticism after a period in which Skepticism had been dominated by the New Academy. His major work, the Pyrrhonian Discourses in eight books, is lost but survives in summary in the writings of later authors including Photius and Sextus Empiricus. The quotes below are attributed to Aenesidemus, organized by topic.
Aenesidemus on Knowledge
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Attributed to Aenesidemus:
“The same things appear different to different animals, to different individuals, and to the same individual under different conditions.”
Aenesidemus on Mind
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Attributed to Aenesidemus:
“Suspending judgement, we attain peace.”
Aenesidemus on Truth
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Attributed to Aenesidemus:
“To every account an opposing account of equal force can be set.”
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Attributed to Aenesidemus:
“Honey appears sweet to the healthy and bitter to the jaundiced; we cannot say which it is in itself.”