Dilemmaticity
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The state or quality of being dilemmatic; problematicalness. no-plural, rare
"The shift in ethical thinking that would result from ethicists' attention to patterns of dilemmaticity is one part of what seems like a promising, larger shift from ideal(ized) (and alienating) theory to non-idealizing ethical thinking."
- 2 A dilemma. no-plural, rare
"All attempts to exorcise the Devil based on a monotheistic outlook will ultimately reinforce the categories that produce Brazil's dilemmaticity and, thus, reproduce the conditions for the Devil's reappearance."
Example
More examples"The shift in ethical thinking that would result from ethicists' attention to patterns of dilemmaticity is one part of what seems like a promising, larger shift from ideal(ized) (and alienating) theory to non-idealizing ethical thinking."
Etymology
From dilemmatic + -ity.
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