Statements (20)
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gptkb:paradox
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Buridan's_ass
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| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:paradox
thought experiment |
| gptkbp:demonstrates |
the problem of decision-making under perfect symmetry
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| gptkbp:describes |
a hypothetical situation involving a donkey
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Buridans Esel
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| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Jean_Buridan
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| gptkbp:originatedIn |
14th century
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Jean_Buridan
rational choice theory philosophical determinism |
| gptkbp:result |
the donkey dies of hunger because it cannot choose between the two options
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| gptkbp:scene |
a donkey placed exactly midway between two identical piles of hay
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| gptkbp:symbolizes |
the paradox of free will and determinism
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| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:logic
gptkb:philosophy ethics |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Günter_de_Bruyn
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