 | Johann Jakob Brucker, William Enfield - Philosophy - 1819 - 540 pages
...related of this philosopher,5 that he acted. upon his own principles, and carried his scepticism to such a ridiculous extreme, that his friends were obliged...down precipices. If this was true, it was not without reason that he was ranked among those whose intellects were disturbed by intense study. But, if we... | |
 | John Platts - Biography - 1825 - 1006 pages
...founder, who is said to have acted upon his own principles, and to have carried his scepticism to such a ridiculous extreme, that his friends were obliged...be run over by carriages or fall down precipices. But this is treated by a modern writer as a mere calumny, invented by the dogmatists. Pyrrho died about... | |
 | John Mason Good - Natural history - 1828 - 540 pages
...disease of skepticism carry him, that one or more of his friends, as we are gravely told in history, were obliged to accompany him wherever he went, that he might not be run over by carriages, or fall don -i precipices. Yet he contrived, by some means or other, to live longer than most men of caution... | |
 | Edinburgh encyclopaedia - 1830 - 856 pages
...ence of the material world, in the most unqualified sense ; so that his friends, as it is reported, were obliged to accompany him wherever he went, that...be run over by carriages, or fall down precipices. We even think that Mr. Stewart, the most candid of all philosophers, has scarcely given a fair view... | |
 | John Mason Good - Natural history - 1831 - 482 pages
...disease of skepticism carry him, that one or more of his friends, as we are gravely told in history, were obliged to accompany him wherever he went, that...be run over by carriages, or fall down precipices. Yet ho contrived, by some means or other, to live longer than most men of caution and common senso... | |
 | Johann Gaspar Spurzheim - Phrenology - 1833 - 228 pages
...skepticism to such a ridiculous degree that his friends were obliged to accompany him whenever he went out that he might not be run over by carriages or fall down precipices, his mind was deranged. The Romans conquered the Greeks by arms, but submitted to their understanding... | |
 | John Mason Good - Natural history - 1837 - 482 pages
...of his friends, as we are avely told in history, were obliged to accompany him wherever he went, it he might not be run over by carriages, or fall down precipices. Yet he lUrived, by some means or other, to live longer than most men of caution id common sense ; for... | |
 | Charles Anthon - Greek literature - 1853 - 610 pages
...related* of this philosopher that he acted upon his own principles, and carried his skepticism to such a ridiculous extreme, that his friends were obliged...wherever he went, that he might not be run over by vehicles, or fall down precipices. Pyrrho wrote nothing except a poem addressed to Alexander, which... | |
 | Charles Anthon - Greek literature - 1853 - 608 pages
...related' of this philosopher that he acted upon his own principles, and carried his skepticism to such a ridiculous extreme, that his friends were obliged...wherever he went, that he might not be run over by vehicles, or fall down precipices. Pyrrho wrote nothing except a poem addressed to Alexander, which... | |
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... told in history, were obliged to accompany him wherever he went, that he might not be run over by carriages, or fall down precipices. 