Pyrrho
Sign in to savePyrrho of Elis (; ; ) was a Greek philosopher of Classical antiquity, credited as being the first Greek skeptic philosopher and founder of Pyrrhonism.
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Pyrrho of Elis was an ancient Greek philosopher who started a philosophical tradition called Pyrrhonism, which emphasized skepticism about what we can know for certain. He matters because he was the first Greek philosopher to develop this skeptical approach, which influenced how later thinkers thought about knowledge and belief.
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- Born
- 0360-00-00
- Died
- 0270-00-00
- Works
- 1
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6 objects attributed to Pyrrho, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Pyrrho of Elis (; ; ) was a Greek philosopher of Classical antiquity, credited as being the first Greek skeptic philosopher and founder of Pyrrhonism.
==Life== thumb|upright=1.5|Map of Alexander the Great's empire and the route he and Pyrrho took to [[India]] Pyrrho of Elis is estimated to have lived from around 365/360 until 275/270 BCE. Pyrrho was from Elis, on the Ionian Sea. He was likely a member of the Klytidiai, a clan of seers in Elis who interpreted the oracles of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia where Pyrrho served as a high priest. The Klytidiai were descendants of Klytios, who was the son of Alcmaeon and the grandson of Amphiaraus. In the Python, Pyrrho's student Timon of Phlius describes first meeting Pyrrho on the grounds of an Amphiareion, i.e., a temple of Amphiaraus, while they were both on a pilgrimage to Delphi.
