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approach-approach conflict
A choice between two or more equally attractive goals, one of the three main types of conflict identified in 1931 by the Polish/German-born US psychologist Kurt Lewin (1890–1947), though he did not ...
ass, Buridan's Reference library
Alexander Broadie
The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (2 ed.)
Since the Middle Ages this ass, associated with the name of Buridan though not referred to in his extant writings, has been invoked in discussions concerning ...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.)
a paradox whereby a hungry and thirsty donkey, placed between a bundle of hay and a pail of water, would die of hunger and thirst because there was no reason for him to choose one resource ...
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decision-making
The process of acting upon the best information available in order to determine the most appropriate course of action.
donkey
Equus asinus, a close relative of the horse. The female is referred to as a jennet, the male as a jack. See Equus, horse-donkey hybrids.
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