ataraxia

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  1. Freedom from the passions; calmness of mind; stoical indifference: a term used by the Stoics and Skeptics. Their ataraxia and freedom from passionate disturbances. Glanville, Scep. Sci. Gotama's Ataraxia is supreme and utter immobility. The mystic quietism which determines nothing, denies nothing. J. Owen, Evenings with Skeptics, I. 416.

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  • My snark, sarcasm in life and general ataraxia approach have lead to many people being offended and the nicer ones calling me 'Devil'. —  Blogger Talks
  • Fate / hollow ataraxia (C) TYPE-MOON é­ "法å°'女リリ㠂 «ãƒ«ãªã®ã¯StrikerS (C) ãªã®ã¯StrikerS PROJECT 空ã®å¢ƒç•Œ (C) å¥ˆé ˆãã®ã" / è¬ › è« ‡ 社・㠂 ¢ãƒ ‹ ãƒ-レッ㠂 ¯ã ‚ ¹ãƒ»ãƒŽãƒ¼ãƒ „ ・ufotable 涼宮ãƒãƒ«ãƒ'ã®æ † ‚ 鬱 (C) 2006 è°·å·æµãƒ»ã „ ã¨ã † ã®ã „ 㢠/ SOSå › £ —  moeyo.com
  • On October 28, 2005, Type-Moon released a sequel to Fate/stay night, entitled Fate/hollow ataraxia. —  Mininova
  • "[5] The purpose of Scepticism is then the hope of ataraxia, and its origin was in the troubled state of mind induced by the inequality of things, and uncertainty in regard to the truth. —  Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism
  • The method, however, by which ataraxia or peace of mind could be reached, was peculiar to the Sceptic. —  Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism
 

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  1. from Greek ἀταραξία, calmness, from ἀτάρακτος, calm, impassive, from - privative + ταρακτός, verbal adjective of ταράσσ, σ1ειν, disturb.
 

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