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Münchhausen trilemma

Münchhausen trilemma proper noun: the problem in epistemology that all three ways of providing a proof — circular argument, regressive argument, and axiomatic argument — may be regarded as unsatisfactory.

Proper noun

Münchhausen trilemma

  1. The problem in epistemology that all three ways of providing a proof — circular argument, regressive argument, and axiomatic argument — may be regarded as unsatisfactory.

Synonyms of Münchhausen trilemma

Questions about Münchhausen trilemma

What does Münchhausen trilemma mean?
Münchhausen trilemma means the problem in epistemology that all three ways of providing a proof — circular argument, regressive argument, and axiomatic argument — may be regarded as unsatisfactory.
What part of speech is Münchhausen trilemma?
Münchhausen trilemma is a proper noun.

Words near Münchhausen trilemma in the dictionary

  1. Münchausen syndromes
  2. Münchausen's syndrome
  3. München
  4. Münchhausen syndrome
  5. Münchhausen syndrome by proxy
  6. Münchhausen trilemma
  7. Münchner
  8. Münchners
  9. Münich
  10. Münsingen
  11. Münster

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