单词 | trilemma |
释义 | trilemman. A situation, or (in Logic) a syllogism, of the nature of a dilemma n., but involving three alternatives instead of two. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [noun] > difficulty or perplexity disjointc1374 dulcarnona1413 perplexitive1465 disjunct1553 quandary?1576 dilemma1590 distraction1602 trilemma1672 the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [noun] > choosing between alternatives > a choice of alternatives > of three trilemma1672 the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical syllogism > logical argument > [noun] > types of logical argument > dilemma > types, variants, or elements of pike1548 crocodilite1624 trilemma1672 crocodile1728 constructive dilemma1826 polylemmaa1856 tetralemmaa1856 1672 P. Henry Diaries & Lett. (1882) 250 Wee are put hereby to a Trilemma either to turn flat Independents, or to strike in with ye conformists, or to sit down in former silence. 1690 C. Ness Compl. Hist. & Myst. Old & New Test. I. 375 Joseph..prudently answers the..trilemma, the..three~horned argument. 1725 I. Watts Logick iii. ii. §6 This sort of argument may be..composed of three..members, and may be called a Trilemma. a1860 Sears (Worcester) We stand in a trilemma, and we must adopt one of three sets of conclusions. 1887 T. Fowler Elem. Deduct. Logic (ed. 9) v. 120 We may form a Trilemma, Tetralemma, &c., by increasing the number of antecedents or consequents or both. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1672 |
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