Pyrrho

[ pir-oh ]

/ ˈpɪr oʊ /

noun

c365–c275 b.c., Greek philosopher.

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Examples from the Web for pyrrho

The methods of the school, however, were very foreign to anything found in the life or teachings of Pyrrho.
Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism|Mary Mills Patrick
The picture given of Pyrrho by Cicero is entirely different from that of Diogenes, and contrasts decidedly with it.
Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism|Mary Mills Patrick
Yet the importance of these questions shows the originality of Pyrrho.
Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism|Mary Mills Patrick
But the Academics did not draw from their scepticism, as Pyrrho had done, the full logical conclusion as regards action.
A Critical History of Greek Philosophy|W. T. Stace

Scepticism is of two kinds, that of Pyrrho, and that of examination.
A Logic Of Facts|George Jacob Holyoake

British Dictionary definitions for pyrrho

Pyrrho

/ (ˈpɪrəʊ) /

noun

?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

Derived Forms

Pyrrhonism, nounPyrrhonist, noun, adjective

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