Pyrrho

American  

[pir-oh] / ˈpɪr oʊ /

noun

1. c365–c275 b.c., Greek philosopher.

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Pyrrho British  

/ ˈpɪrəʊ /

noun

1. ?365–?275 _bc , Greek philosopher; founder of scepticism. He maintained that true wisdom and happiness lie in suspension of judgment, since certain knowledge is impossible to attain

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Other Word Forms

• Pyrrhonism
  noun
• Pyrrhonist
  noun

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Pyrrho

Sometimes they discussed philosophy; Hancock liked to quote Plato, Pyrrho and Buddhist thinkers.

From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2024

Indeed the writings of Pyrrho, Porphyry and Celsus show us that the universal tendency of human philosophy, unaided by divine inspiration, is to utter skepticism.

From Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs by Withrow, William Henry

The proper course of the sage, said Pyrrho, is to ask himself three questions.

From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by Stace, W. T. (Walter Terence)

Scepticism is of two kinds, that of Pyrrho, and that of examination.

From A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning by Holyoake, George Jacob

Pyrrho: I shall tell men that I have to be silent, and that they are to mistrust my silence.

From Human, All-Too-Human, Part II by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm