How did Pyrrhonists believe people could live without making firm knowledge claims?
Pyrrhonists believed that individuals could live effectively without making firm knowledge claims by practicing epochē, or the suspension of judgment. Rather than asserting or denying the truth of any proposition, they sought to achieve ataraxia (unperturbability or peace of mind) by avoiding the frustration and conflict associated with dogmatic beliefs.123
To navigate daily life without committing to firm claims, the Pyrrhonist lived undogmatically by following appearances, customs, and natural inclinations. By accepting things simply as they appeared—without analyzing their underlying reality or judging their ultimate correctness—they were able to function in the world while remaining in a state of suspense. This approach allowed them to bypass the need for a definitive criterion of truth, which they argued was impossible to establish without falling into circular reasoning or an infinite regress.231