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Noun Concept
Categories: Skepticism, Foundationalism, Dilemmas, Concepts in epistemology, History of logic
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Münchhausen trilemma  Munchhausen's Trilemma  Munchhausen trilemma  Agrippa's trilemma  Agrippan trilemma
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In epistemology, the Münchhausen trilemma is a thought experiment intended to demonstrate the theoretical impossibility of proving any truth, even in the fields of logic and mathematics, without appealing to accepted assumptions. Wikipedia
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In epistemology, the Münchhausen trilemma is a thought experiment intended to demonstrate the theoretical impossibility of proving any truth, even in the fields of logic and mathematics, without appealing to accepted assumptions. Wikipedia
Thought experiment about the impossibility of proving any truth: in response to repeated "but why?"s, only the circular argument, infinite regress, or axiomatic argument are possible Wikidata
The problem in epistemology that all three ways of providing a proof — circular argument, regressive argument, and axiomatic argument — may be regarded as unsatisfactory. Wiktionary
IS A
trilemma
DISCOVERER OR INVENTOR
Jakob Friedrich Fries
Agrippa the Skeptic
NAMED AFTER
Munchhausen
Agrippa the Skeptic
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Münchhausen trilemma
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Münchhausen trilemma
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Münchhausen trilemma
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Agrippa's trilemma, Agrippa's Trilemma, Agrippan trilemma, Fries's trilemma, Fries trilemma, Muenchhausen's trilemma, Muenchhausen Trilemma, Muenchhaussen Trilemma, Munchausen's trilemma, Munchausen trilemma, Munchausen’s Trilemma, Munchhausen's trilemma, Munchhausen's Trilemma, Munchhausen-Trilemma, Munchhausen Trilemma, Munchhausen trilemma, Munchhaussen Trilemma, Münchausen's trilemma, Münchausen trilemma, Münchhausen's trilemma, Münchhausen Trilemma, Münchhaussen Trilemma
Wikidata Alias
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Agrippa's trilemma, Agrippan trilemma, Fries's trilemma

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