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Trilemma
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(Gr. rp€is, three, Arikua, something taken), in logic, an argument akin to the dilemma, in which there are three possibilities. By getting rid of two, the third is proved, provided the original three exhaust the number. The terms ” tetralemma " (four possibilities) and " polylemma " (many) have also been used.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Trilemma'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/t/trilemma.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Trilemma'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/t/trilemma.html. 1910.
