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Pyrrho
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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.
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Pyrrho was a male philosopher, painter, and writer born in Elis in 360 BCE. He studied under Bryson of Achaea, Anaxarchus, and Apelles. His field of work was skepticism, and he is associated with the movement known as pyrrhonism. He wrote in Ancient Greek and had a student named Timon of Phlius.
He died in Elis in 270 BCE. His works are described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Description of Greece, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. Six works are attributed to him in Europeana records.
The name Pyrrho is also associated with Sérgio Pyrrho, an author with one work listed in Open Library. His top works include Soberania and ICMS e isenções.
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Key facts
- Philosopher.region
- Western philosophy
- Philosopher.era
- Hellenistic philosophy
- Philosopher.image
- Philosopher, marble head, Roman copy, AM Corfu, Krfm22.jpg
- Philosopher.caption
- Pyrrho of Elis, marble head, Roman copy, Archaeological Museum of Corfu
- Philosopher.name
- Pyrrho
- Philosopher.birth_place
- Elis, Greece
- Philosopher.death_date
- (aged c. 85–95)
- Philosopher.death_place
- Elis, Greece
- Philosopher.school_tradition
- SkepticismPyrrhonism
- Philosopher.main_interests
- Epistemology, metaphysics, ethics
- Philosopher.notable_ideas
- Philosophical skepticism, ataraxia, adiaphora, epoché
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Elis
- Place of death
- Elis
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Student of
- Apelles
- Field of work
- skepticism
- Movement
- pyrrhonism
- Image
- Philosopher, marble head, Roman copy, AM Corfu, Krfm22.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0360-00-00
- date of death
- 0270-00-00
- student
- Timon of Phlius
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- Pyrrho
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- P8168
- Susan Travers
- significant place
- Elis
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Works in European collections
6 objects attributed to Pyrrho, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Life
- Philosophy
- Ancient Indian influences on Pyrrho
- Notes
- References
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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.
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