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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 who lived from 360 BCE to 270 BCE. Born in Elis, he also died in this location, which served as his significant place. His primary field of work was skepticism, and he was associated with the movement known as pyrrhonism. He wrote in Ancient Greek, a language he also spoke.
Among his teachers were Bryson of Achaea, Anaxarchus, and Apelles. Pyrrho had a student named Timon of Phlius. His works have been described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Description of Greece, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Person · Open Library
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Listeners · Last.fm
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5 total works indexed
- In vitro and in vivo studies into the biological activities of 1,10-phenanthroline, 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione and its copper(ii) and silver(i) complexes
· 2012 · cited 100x
- Layered double hydroxides intercalated with anionic surfactants/benzophenone as potential materials for sunscreens
· 2013 · cited 51x
- CCL2/MCP-1 controls parasite burden, cell infiltration, and mononuclear activation during acute <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> infection
· 2009 · cited 39x
- Silymarin Reduces Profibrogenic Cytokines and Reverses Hepatic Fibrosis in Chronic Murine Schistosomiasis
· 2014 · cited 37x
- Emerging Role of HMGB1 in the Pathogenesis of Schistosomiasis Liver Fibrosis
· 2018 · cited 36x
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Key facts
- Philosopher.region
- Western philosophy
- Philosopher.era
- Hellenistic philosophy
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- Philosopher, marble head, Roman copy, AM Corfu, Krfm22.jpg
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- 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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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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