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Pyrrho

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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The father of the Greek sceptics, born in Elis, a contemporary of Aristotle; his doctrine was, that as we cannot know things as they are, only as they seem to be, we must be content to suspend our judgment on such matters and maintain a perfect imperturbability of soul if we would live to any good.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Pyrrho'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/pyrrho.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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