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*[http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/05/the_third_alter.html The Third Alternative] by [[Eliezer Yudkowsky]] | *[http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/05/the_third_alter.html The Third Alternative] by [[Eliezer Yudkowsky]] | ||
*[http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/05/third_alternati.html Third Alternatives for Afterlife-ism] by [[Eliezer Yudkowsky]] | *[http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/05/third_alternati.html Third Alternatives for Afterlife-ism] by [[Eliezer Yudkowsky]] | ||
Revision as of 22:45, 23 May 2009
The phrase "tertium quid" (or "third option" in Latin) refers to something that exposes a dichotomy as false. A tertium quid is not somewhere between the two options (grey is not a tertium quid to the dichotomy of black vs. white), but rather something entirely new, something that escapes the one-dimensional line between two options.
A third option is a way to break a false dilemma, showing that neither of the suggested solutions is a good idea.
See Also
References
Overcoming Bias Articles
- The Third Alternative by Eliezer Yudkowsky
- Third Alternatives for Afterlife-ism by Eliezer Yudkowsky
