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

All Theologies and sacred Cosmogonies belong, in some measure, to the first class; in all Pyrrhonism, from Pyrrho down to Hume and the innumerable disciples of Hume, we have instances enough of the second.

From A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time by Ernest Rhys

Pyrrho in ancient times, and Hume in modern, represent the former; the Positivists of modern times, and perhaps the Sophists of the fifth century B.C., represent the latter.

From History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion by Adam Storey Farrar

Scepticism, the denial of knowledge, is not posited on account of its speculative interest, but only because Pyrrho sees in it the road to happiness, and the escape from the calamities of life.

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

The distinctive character of later scepticism is its return to the position of Pyrrho.

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