chicken-or-egg question
The "chicken-or-egg question" is a classic philosophical paradox used to discuss cause-and-effect relationships and the problem of infinite regress.
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Definition
C1Philosophy
(metaphorical)A dilemma about which of two interdependent events occurred first.
Example
- The debate over whether technology drives culture or vice versa is a classic chicken-or-egg question.
C1Logic
(academic)A paradox involving two events where determining the cause and effect is challenging due to their interdependence.
Example
- The chicken-or-egg question is often used to illustrate the difficulty in establishing causality in complex systems.