PYRRHO

PYRRHO
PYRRHO
philosophus, patriâ Eleus; primo pictor, vixit temporibus iisdem, quibus Theophrastus et Epicurus, Olymp. 110. Nam audivit Drysoen Stilponis filium, atque Anaxarchum Abderitem: quem etiam in Indiam comitatus est. Praesens quoque erat, cum Indus Anaxarcho exprobraret, quod regum aulas sectaretur, neminem autem doceret virtutem. Hoc Indus eo obiecit, quia Anaxarchus esset e comitibus Alexandri Magni. Etiam Magos consuluit, aliosque virtutis et eruditionis famâ viros praestantes. Statuit, nihil homines, nisi per consuetudinem, facere; nihil honestum vel inhonestum, aequum vel iniquum, bonum vel malum esse. Solitudinis amator, in meditationibus suis interrumpi aegerrime tulit. Vixit Ann. 90. Pontifex Max. sacrorum suae gentis, iure quoque civitatis, ab Atheniensibus, donatus. Abhoc Pyrrhonii Σκεπτικοὶ, quia semper σκέπτονται, h. e. rem considerant, nec unquam decernunt. Item Α᾿πορητικοὶ, quia semper ἀποροῦσι, h. e. dubitant; Item Ζητητικοὶ, quia semper ζητοῦσι, quarunt, nec reperiunt. Denique Ε᾿φεκτικοὶ quia longae inquisitionis non alius eventus, quam ἐποχὴ, h. e. iudicii suspensie, sive assensienis retentio. Hi Summum Bonum in ἀταραξία, et Μετριοπαθείᾳ constituentes, solam animi ἐποχὴν nos perfecte beatos reddere, statuerunt: Acquiri autem hanc exactô discrimine specierum veri et falsi, quae in qualibet re occurrunt. Huic fini peculiarem excogitârunt Topicam 12. locis mediisque examinandi quascumque res constantem: quae ad 3. contracta, tandem in unum latitudine suâ reliqua omnia complexum, desinunt: quod Relatio est, cum dicunt: Omnia sunt ad aliquid; ostendere volentes, nos nulla de re, nisi ex praeiudiciis, vel comparative iudicare. Vide Diogen. Laert. in vita Pyrrhonis, l. 9. Sextum, l. 1. Hypol. c. 14. inprimis autem Voss. de Sect. Philosoph c. 20. Nic. Lloydius.

Hofmann J. Lexicon universale. 1698.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Pyrrho — Pyrrho, aus Elis, 376–288 v. Chr., Philosoph, war früher Maler u. ging als solcher mit Alexander dem Großen nach Indien, wurde dann Oberpriester in Elis u. erhielt das Bürgerrecht in Athen. Er selbst schrieb nie etwas. Seine Lehre: die Dinge… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Pyrrho — Pyrrho, griech. Philosoph, Stifter der ältern skeptischen Schule, geb. um 360 v. Chr. zu Elis, gest. um 270; nach ihm heißt der Skeptizismus auch Pyrrhonismus …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Pyrrho — Pyrrho, griech. Philosoph, geb. um 376 zu Elis, gest. 288 v. Chr., der Vater der älteren Skepsis, wohl kein Systematiker, sondern hauptsächlich darauf ausgehend, die Blößen der philosophischen Systeme durch scharfe Dialectik aufzudecken. Vergl.… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Pyrrho — of Elis …   Philosophy dictionary

  • Pyrrho — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = Ancient philosophy color = #B0C4DE name = Pyrrho birth = ca. 360 BC, Elis (Greece) death = ca. 270 BC school tradition = Skepticism influences = Democritus influenced = Timon of Phlius,… …   Wikipedia

  • pyrrho-arsenite — Min. (pɪrəʊˈɑːsənaɪt) [Named 1886, f. Gr. πυρρός reddish + arsenite.] An orange red variety of berzeliite. in Cent. Dict. in Chester Dict. Names Min …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pyrrho of Elis — (c. 365–275 BC) The founder of Greek scepticism . Pyrrho was originally a painter, but followed Anaxarchus to Persia as part of the train of Alexander the Great. There tradition has it that he was influenced by the gymnosophists (perhaps the… …   Philosophy dictionary

  • Pyrrho — /pir oh/, n. c365 c275 B.C., Greek philosopher. * * * …   Universalium

  • PYRRHO —    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… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Pyrrho — /ˈpɪroʊ/ (say piroh) noun c.365–c.275 BC, Greek philosopher who expounded the doctrine of the impossibility of attaining certainty of knowledge …  

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”