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less than a minute ago belkjoseph said:

ah poor ria- a philosophical puzzle or state of puzzlement in rhetoric, a rhetorically useful expression of doubt

5 months ago lardlad said:

A paradox, an answer-less riddle.

What am I to do, what shall I do, what should I do, in my situation, how proceed? By aporia pure and simple? - Beckett, The Unnamable

about 1 year ago stpeter said:

A fine Aristotelian word -- The Philosopher often introduced aporiai as a way of motivating the discussion.

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