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A third option is a way to break a [[false dilemma]], showing that neither of the suggested solutions is a good idea. | A third option is a way to break a [[false dilemma]], showing that neither of the suggested solutions is a good idea. | ||
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*[http://tailsteak.com/archive.php?num=87 Tertium Quid, the webcomic] | *[http://tailsteak.com/archive.php?num=87 Tertium Quid, the webcomic] | ||
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Revision as of 01:19, 2 June 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
Blog posts
- The Third Alternative by Eliezer Yudkowsky
- Third Alternatives for Afterlife-ism by Eliezer Yudkowsky
