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  2. Buridan's ass - Wikipedia

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    In episode 7 of the 10th season of The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon and Amy discuss the history of Buridan's ass (renamed donkey), and its application to their lives. Amy resolves the paradox (of Sheldon desiring to live in different apartments) by creating a more desirable option by engaging Sheldon in a discussion of the theory and its history.

  3. Jean Buridan - Wikipedia

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    Jean Buridan (/ ˈ b j ʊər ɪ d ən /; [9] French:; Latin: Johannes Buridanus; c. 1301 – c. 1359/62) was an influential 14th‑century French philosopher.. Buridan taught in the faculty of arts at the University of Paris for his entire career and focused in particular on logic and on the works of Aristotle.

  4. Donkeys in France - Wikipedia

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    The donkey is referenced by the philosopher Jean Buridan in his parable of Buridan's Donkey, illustrating the difficulty of deciding. [7] [8] Although the donkey in question was, according to Pastoureau, purely symbolic and never existed outside of a verbal jousting, this paradox illustrates the proverbial stupidity of the animal. [9]

  5. Cultural references to donkeys - Wikipedia

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    The philosopher Jean Buridan (1300-1358) proposed a dilemma in which a hypothetical donkey suffering from hunger and thirst finds itself halfway between a bucket of fresh water and enjoyable bales of hay. This makes the donkey perplexed, as it does not know whether to quench its thirst first or appease its hunger later or the vice versa.

  6. European science in the Middle Ages - Wikipedia

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    The works of the early Byzantine scholar John Philoponus inspired Western scholars such as Jean Buridan to question the received wisdom of Aristotle's mechanics. Buridan developed the theory of impetus which was a step towards the modern concept of inertia. Buridan anticipated Isaac Newton when he wrote:

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    An Oregon man is accused of murdering his girlfriend, whose July 2024 death was initially ruled a suicide. On Tuesday, Jan.15, police in Sweet Home arrested Jerod L. Norman, 40, of Sweet Home, and ...

  8. Baker Mayfield's punishing run sends Bobby Wagner reeling ...

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    Safety Percy Butler and defensive end Dorance Armstrong sandwiched Mayfield from opposite sides of the field as linebacker Bobby Wagner met him head-on.

  9. Alternatives to Darwinian evolution - Wikipedia

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    The mediaeval great chain of being as a staircase, implying the possibility of progress: [1] Ramon Lull's Ladder of Ascent and Descent of the Mind, 1305. Alternatives to Darwinian evolution have been proposed by scholars investigating biology to explain signs of evolution and the relatedness of different groups of living things.