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

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

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 William Henry Withrow

The terminology, however, with very few exceptions, points to a later period than that of Pyrrho.

From Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism by Mary Mills Patrick

Pyrrho: Yes; distrust as it never was yet on earth, distrust of anything and everything.

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