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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