We approach holy nihilism
By halting degrees: Platonism,
Then Aristotelianism;
Aristotelianism, then
Epicureanism, which leads
To Pyrrhonism, ataraxy,
The calm of a soldier in battle,
The quest for no quest, no more questions.
Peace is our unavoidable end,
But we want to believe we chose it.
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