Pyrrho
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Pyrrho was an ancient Greek philosopher regarded as the founder of Pyrrhonism, a school of skepticism that questioned the possibility of certain knowledge.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pyrrho of Elis | 7 |
| Pyrrho canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T606559 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Pyrrho Context triple: [Classical Greek philosophy, hasKeyFigure, Pyrrho]
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A.
Zeno of Citium
Zeno of Citium was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Stoic school, emphasizing virtue, reason, and living in accordance with nature.
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B.
Panaetius of Rhodes
Panaetius of Rhodes was a 2nd-century BCE Greek Stoic philosopher who led the Stoic school in Athens and significantly reshaped Stoicism by integrating it with Platonic and Aristotelian ideas.
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C.
Euclid of Megara
Euclid of Megara was an ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the Megarian school, known for combining Socratic ethics with Eleatic logic and dialectical methods.
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D.
Chrysippus of Soli
Chrysippus of Soli was a foundational Greek Stoic philosopher whose prolific writings and systematic thought shaped Stoicism into a major Hellenistic school.
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E.
Epicurus
Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded Epicureanism, a school of thought that taught that the highest good is the pursuit of modest pleasures, tranquility, and freedom from fear through rational understanding of the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pyrrho Target entity description: Pyrrho was an ancient Greek philosopher regarded as the founder of Pyrrhonism, a school of skepticism that questioned the possibility of certain knowledge.
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A.
Zeno of Citium
Zeno of Citium was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Stoic school, emphasizing virtue, reason, and living in accordance with nature.
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B.
Panaetius of Rhodes
Panaetius of Rhodes was a 2nd-century BCE Greek Stoic philosopher who led the Stoic school in Athens and significantly reshaped Stoicism by integrating it with Platonic and Aristotelian ideas.
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C.
Euclid of Megara
Euclid of Megara was an ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the Megarian school, known for combining Socratic ethics with Eleatic logic and dialectical methods.
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D.
Chrysippus of Soli
Chrysippus of Soli was a foundational Greek Stoic philosopher whose prolific writings and systematic thought shaped Stoicism into a major Hellenistic school.
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E.
Epicurus
Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded Epicureanism, a school of thought that taught that the highest good is the pursuit of modest pleasures, tranquility, and freedom from fear through rational understanding of the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek philosopher
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founder of Pyrrhonism ⓘ skeptic philosopher ⓘ |
| approximateBirthDate | c. 360 BC ⓘ |
| approximateDeathDate | c. 270 BC ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Elis
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Pyrrhonian skepticism ⓘ
surface form:
Pyrrhonist school
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| birthPlace |
Elis
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Elis, Greece ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| doctrine |
one should suspend judgment about all non-evident matters
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suspension of judgment leads to tranquility ⓘ things are by nature indeterminate and unknowable ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Aenesidemus
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Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ Sextus Empiricus ⓘ ancient skepticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Anaxarchus
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Democritus ⓘ Eastern philosophies (reported) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding Pyrrhonism
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radical skepticism ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legacy |
major figure in history of skepticism
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namesake of Pyrrhonism ⓘ |
| movement |
Pyrrhonian skepticism
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surface form:
Pyrrhonism
ancient skepticism ⓘ |
| name |
Pyrrho
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pyrrho of Elis
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| notableIdea |
ataraxia as goal of philosophy
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impossibility of certain knowledge ⓘ suspension of judgment (epoché) ⓘ |
| occupation | philosopher ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Pyrrhonian skepticism
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surface form:
Pyrrhonism
Skepticism ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Elis
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Greece ⓘ |
| region | Peloponnese ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| sourceOfInformation |
Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
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surface form:
Diogenes Laërtius
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| studentOf | Anaxarchus ⓘ |
| teachingsPreservedBy | students and later Pyrrhonists ⓘ |
| travelledWith |
Alexander the Great
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surface form:
Alexander the Great (possibly)
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| writings | no extant works ⓘ |
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Referenced by (10)
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