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ataraxia

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ataraxia
[at′ərak′sē′ə]
Etymology: Gk, a, not, tarakos, disturbed
a vague state of mental tranquility.
ataraxia (at´rak´sē),
n a state of complete serenity without im-pairment of mental or physical functions.
ataraxia
a state of detached serenity without depression of mental faculties or impairment of consciousness.


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At the outset, in describing "The end of skepticism," namely the aforementioned ataraxia or "indisturbance" Sextus notes that:
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