"âne de Buridan" meaning in Français

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Noun

Forms: ânes de Buridan [plural]
  1. Paradoxe selon laquelle un âne finirait par mourir d'indécision et donc de faim, hésitant entre deux picotins d'avoine placés tous deux à égale distance de lui.
    Sense id: fr-âne_de_Buridan-fr-noun-yqjSSSo1 Categories (other): Lexique en français de la philosophie, Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en français Topics: philosophy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: Buridans Esel (Allemand), Buridan's ass (Anglais), Բուրիդանի ավանակ (Arménien), asno de Buridán (Espagnol), asino di Buridano (Italien), asno de Buridan (Portugais)

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