English Dictionary

Münchhausen trilemma

name

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

The Münchhausen trilemma is a philosophical problem named after Baron Münchhausen.

意味（1）

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