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.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ancient Greek philosopher
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founder of Pyrrhonism → skeptic philosopher → |
| approximateBirthDate |
c. 360 BC
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| approximateDeathDate |
c. 270 BC
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| associatedWith |
Elis
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Pyrrhonist school → |
| birthPlace |
Elis
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Elis, Greece → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
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
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| 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
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| legacy |
major figure in history of skepticism
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namesake of Pyrrhonism → |
| movement |
Pyrrhonism
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ancient skepticism → |
| name |
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
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| philosophicalSchool |
Pyrrhonism
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Skepticism → |
| placeOfActivity |
Elis
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Greece → |
| region |
Peloponnese
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| religion |
ancient Greek religion
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| sourceOfInformation |
Diogenes Laërtius
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| studentOf |
Anaxarchus
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| teachingsPreservedBy |
students and later Pyrrhonists
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| travelledWith |
Alexander the Great (possibly)
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| writings |
no extant works
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Epicurus
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Skepticism ("Pyrrho of Elis") → |
influencedBy |
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Classical Greek philosophy
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hasKeyFigure |
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Pyrrho
("Pyrrho of Elis")
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