In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
APORIA
Etymology
Noun
aporia (plural aporias)
(rhetoric) An expression of deliberation with oneself regarding uncertainty or doubt as to how to proceed.
(philosophy, post-structuralism) An insoluble contradiction in a text's meaning; a logical impasse suggested by a text or speaker.
Synonyms: impasse, paradox, contradiction
Source: Wiktionary
A*po"ri*a, n.; pl. Aporias. Etym: [L., doubt, Gr. (Rhet.)
Definition: A figure in which the speaker professes to be at a loss what course to pursue, where to begin to end, what to say, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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