The term "skepticism" itself is very often used more broadly and more loosely. It is used in conjunction with many great ancient thinkers who really weren't tied to these two movements. They are however characterized by very relevant skeptical tendencies. The most important of these philosophers are Protagoras and Socrates. One might also include Gorgias, Democritus, Aristippus and Sinope.

Following Sextus Empiricus, one can determine that the ancient "skeptic" was an investigator of sorts. He was someone who investigated the questions of philosophy but also "suspended judgement." This was because he was not able to resolve the attitudes, opinions and arguments that were contrary. These things characterized the debated topics of philosophy. The skeptic was unable to arrive at a solid position of h

Mates, Benson. The Skeptic Way: Sextus Empricus's Outlines of Pyrrhonism. New York:

declared that things are all just equally indifferent to one another. They are unmeasurable. For this reason neither our sensations nor our thoughts or opinions tell us facts or lies. Therefore for this reason we should not put our trust in them by any means. We should be unopinionated, uncommitted, and immobile. We should understand that each individual thing is no mor that it is not. The outcome for those who actually adopt this attitude will be first speechlessness and then freedom from disturbance. The final outcome will be pleasure.

follows: When people search for something, the most expected outcome is that either they find it,

functioned as a route to equanimity and contentment. He left no texts, and except for what has survived of his student pupil Timon's writings, ancient reports about him are heavily described from the philosophical outlook of the Pyrrhonian "revival" in the 1st Century B.C. (17, Burnyeat).

against it (12-13, DeLacy)! The emphasis on opposition and antithesis which made up ancient skepticism might best be recognized as a rejection of one's ability to find truth

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