Buridan's ass (English, name)
expansion: Buridan's ass
Senses:
glosses: The hypothetical donkey who is placed precisely midway between two sources of food or water.
The hypothetical donkey in the context of certainly dying of hunger or thirst by being unable to choose between the two equidistant options.
glosses: The hypothetical donkey who is placed precisely midway between two sources of food or water.
The hypothetical donkey, as a typical character of a number of philosophical paradoxes involving equally valuable incentives to action, and the nature of the possible choices and outcomes.
Forms:
form: Buridan's Ass
tags: alternative