aporie

Il expose l'aporie sans prétendre la supprimer.
He sets out the impasse without claiming to remove it.
Cette aporie oblige à revoir les deux hypothèses.
This logical deadlock forces us to reconsider both assumptions.
Dans ce dialogue, chaque réponse conduit à une nouvelle aporie.
In this dialogue, every answer leads to a new deadlock.
Le texte ne résout pas l'aporie qu'il soulève.
The text does not resolve the contradiction it raises.
Le débat s'achève sur une aporie.
The debate ends in an impasse.

Similar words

impasse

dilemme

contradiction

Le débat s'achève sur une aporie.
The debate ends in an impasse.
Cette aporie oblige à revoir les deux hypothèses.
This logical deadlock forces us to reconsider both assumptions.
Le texte ne résout pas l'aporie qu'il soulève.
The text does not resolve the contradiction it raises.
Il expose l'aporie sans prétendre la supprimer.
He sets out the impasse without claiming to remove it.
Dans ce dialogue, chaque réponse conduit à une nouvelle aporie.
In this dialogue, every answer leads to a new deadlock.

impasse

contradiction

dilemme

From Greek aporia, meaning a lack of a way through.

What does aporie mean?

It is a deadlock or contradiction in reasoning.

Is aporie an ordinary problem?

Usually not. It names a difficulty in an argument or idea.

Does an aporie have a known solution?

Not within the reasoning as it stands. A new approach may be needed.

Is aporie feminine?

Yes, French says une aporie.

How is aporie pronounced?

It is pronounced /apɔʁi/.

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