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Meaning of "Pyrrho" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PYRRHO

Pyrrho  [ˈpɪrəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PYRRHO

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Pyrrho is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PYRRHO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pyrrho

Pyrrho

Pyrrho, a Greek philosopher of Classical Antiquity, is credited as being the first skeptic philosopher and the inspiration for the school known as Pyrrhonism, founded by Aenesidemus in the 1st century BC.

Definition of Pyrrho in the English dictionary

The definition of Pyrrho in the dictionary is ?365–?275 bc, Greek philosopher; founder of scepticism. He maintained that true wisdom and happiness lie in suspension of judgment, since certain knowledge is impossible to attain.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PYRRHO


autogiro
ˌɔːtəʊˈdʒaɪrəʊ
autogyro
ˌɔːtəʊˈdʒaɪrəʊ
Biro
ˈbaɪrəʊ
Cairo
ˈkaɪrəʊ
chiro
ˈkaɪrəʊ
cyclogiro
ˈsaɪkləʊˌdʒaɪrəʊ
enviro
ɪnˈvaɪrəʊ
fazendeiro
ˌfæzenˈdeɪrəʊ
fuero
ˈfweɪrəʊ
giro
ˈdʒaɪrəʊ
gyro
ˈdʒaɪrəʊ
tiro
ˈtaɪrəʊ
tyro
ˈtaɪrəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PYRRHO

Pyrrha
pyrrhic
Pyrrhic victory
pyrrhicist
Pyrrhonism
Pyrrhonist
pyrrhotine
pyrrhotite
pyrrhous
pyrrhuloxia
Pyrrhus
pyrrole
pyrrolic
pyrrolidine
pyruvate
pyruvic acid
Pythagoras
Pythagoras´ theorem
Pythagorean
Pythagoreanism

WORDS THAT END LIKE PYRRHO

ancho
boho
echo
ho
ho-ho
Idaho
Jericho
Lesotho
macho
mucho
nacho
navarho
pho
psycho
rancho
rho
soho
toho
who
you-know-who

Synonyms and antonyms of Pyrrho in the English dictionary of synonyms

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皮浪
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Pirrón
570 millions of speakers

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Pyrrho
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Pyrrho
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بيرهو
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Pyrrho
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Pyrrho
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Pyrrho
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Pyrrhon
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Pyrrho
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Pyrrho
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ピュロン
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Pyrrho
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Pyrrho
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Pyrrho
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Pyrrho
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पायरहो
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Pyrrho
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Pirrone
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Pirron
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Pyrrho
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Pyrrho
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Pyrrho
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Pyrrho
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Pyrrho
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Pyrrho
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PYRRHO»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Pyrrho

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PYRRHO»

Discover the use of Pyrrho in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Pyrrho and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pyrrho of Elis: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide
Pytho Timon described his first meeting with Pyrrho on the road to Delphi in a prose work called the Pytho. No direct quotations survive, but elements of the beginning can be detected in excerpts of the eighth book of Aristocles of Messene's On ...
Oxford University Press, 2010
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The Greek sceptics from Pyrrho to Sextus: an essay which ...
Saisset1 has compared his early wanderings with those of Descartes ; but the parallel cannot be extended further : Pyrrho returned from Asia with the conviction that truth was as yet not attained and perhaps unattainable : Descartes lived to ...
Norman Maccoll, 1869
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The Greek Sceptics from Pyrrho to Sextus an Essay which ...
His works were numerous, and it was doubtless through him that Pyrrho's doctrine became first generally known; but, apart from the consideration, that, if we assign the foundations, so to speak, of Pyrrhonism to Pyrrho and its further ...
Norman Maccoll, 1869
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Can Ethics Provide Answers?: And Other Essays in Moral ...
Surely, one might think, Pyrrho could not have meant that. That sounds like the sort of unfair parody that has always been used to discredit radical thinkers. But according to Diogenes, it is exactly what Pyrrho intended: "Pyrrho led a life ...
James Rachels, 1997
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Proceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient ...
For if I can show that Pyrrho's philosophy, understood in the manner I shall propose, occupies a historically plausible niche in Greek philosophy as a whole — if, that is, it proves to fit squarely into the context of ideas that were in the air during ...
John J. Cleary, Gary M. Gurtler, 2000
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Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Index
The formative influence on his life was his meeting with Pyrrho, who was later hailed as the founder of Scepticism. He devoted his literary talents to eulogizing Pyrrho, and his satirical vigour to criticizing other philosophers. He, more than ...
Edward Craig, 1998
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Epicurus and Democritean Ethics: An Archaeology of Ataraxia
PYRRHO AND TIMON: INHUMAN INDIFFERENCE Pyrrho of Elis is a tantalising and frustrating figure, who left no writings and around whom grew up a powerful set of anecdotal myths designed to capture his charismatic equipoise.
James Warren, 2002
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From Aristotle to Augustine
Pyrrho lived roughly from 365 to 275 BC. His main philosophical concern was ethical. He seems to have argued that everything was utterly indifferent, neither good nor bad, neither just nor unjust, and to have tried to live a life which dispenses ...
David J. Furley, 2003
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
For on either interpretation Pyrrho is said to promise ataraxia, the later Pyrrhonists' goal, and to promise it as a result of a certain kind of withdrawal of trust in the veracity of our everyday impressions of things; the connection between these two ...
Stanford Encyclopedia
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The Morality of Happiness
L Pyrrho Pyrrho of Elis (c. 360-c. 270 b.c.) is a problematic figure for us; he is the founding father of ancient scepticism, but since he was like Socrates in writing nothing and in attracting widely opposed types of attention his actual position has  ...
Julia Annas Professor of Philosophy University of Arizona, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PYRRHO»

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Key highlights of PYRRHO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Q1 2015 13F …
Pyrrho Capital Management Lp just filed its Q1 2015 13F. Dated 13/05/2015, the filing shows the active investment manager has a portfolio value of $116.11 ... «OctaFinance.com, May 15»
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A ClearStart for Emerging Fund Managers, a New Initiative from …
Pyrrho Capital Management is a global cross-capital structure event driven investment manager. Based in New York, Pyrrho and the Pyrrho Global Event Driven ... «Business Wire, Oct 14»
3
2 LCD Global directors' intentions questioned
Pyrrho Management, which owns a 3 per cent stake in hotel and property firm LCD, noted in a statement yesterday that JTrust Asia acquired a 29.5 per cent ... «AsiaOne, Sep 14»
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Ataraxia in the Age of Too Much Information
Many later skeptics believed that we can't know anything for certain but Pyrrho was a bit more radical, as he didn't believe we could even know that for sure ... «Philosophy Now, Sep 14»
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What do regular Facebook users need to know about the F8 …
Pyrrho San Pellegrino · 1 May 2014 13:11 ... TrespasserOX4 Pyrrho San Pellegrino. 1 May 2014 13:42 ... Pyrrho San Pellegrino TrespasserOX4. 1 May 2014 14: ... «The Guardian, May 14»
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Naturalistic Traditions: Were the ancient Skeptics naturalistic?
This aspect was made central by one of his students, Pyrrho of Elis (c. 365 – 275 BCE). This philosopher, who had accompanied Alexander the Great on his ... «Patheos, Feb 14»
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Winning the Lottery Is the Worst Thing That Can Ever Happen to You
According to Aristocles, "Pyrrho declared all things to be equally indifferent, indeterminate and un-judged and that for that reason neither our senses nor our ... «Huffington Post, Jan 14»
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Kanye West's lawyers attempt to block Coinye currency
Pyrrho San Pellegrino · 8 Jan 2014 1:29. 1 2 ... AddedPerspective Pyrrho San Pellegrino. 8 Jan 2014 8:06 ... jonathanjb Pyrrho San Pellegrino. 8 Jan 2014 9:10. «The Guardian, Jan 14»
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Acquisition costs hurt Regus's first-half profit
Regus outbid Hong Kong-based Pyrrho Investments for MWB Business Exchange Plc in February, offering 65.6 million pounds for 64 centres of the serviced ... «Reuters, Aug 13»
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Regus Trumped: Tycoon Enters Bidding War for MWB Business …
Mr Chan, who owns 17% of MWB Business Exchange through Pyrrho Investments, posted a £65m all-cash offer for the company just hours before Thursday's ... «ABCN's Officing Today, Feb 13»

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