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In Greek Pyrrhonism and phenomenology, what term refers to the suspension of judgment?

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Epoché

Epoché was used by ancient Skeptics to reach a state of 'ataraxia,' or mental tranquility, by refusing to take a definitive side on unprovable claims. In modern times, Edmund Husserl adapted the term for phenomenology to describe setting aside biases to study pure experience.

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