dilemma
problem offering two possibilities, neither of which is unambiguously acceptable or preferable
trade-off
situation requiring choice of balance between desirable but incompatible features; a compromise in design or decision making
Zugzwang
situation in chess and other games that forbid passing, wherein one player is put at a disadvantage by the obligation to make a move
global problem
any global social, economic, political or environmental problem that has already arisen or can arise from global change or globalization
The prince and the cobbler
thought experiment introduced by John Locke
ethical dilemma
decision-making problem between two conflicting moral imperatives, neither of which is unambiguously acceptable or preferable
double bind
information with (mutually exclusive) double meaning in communication between people
security dilemma
actions by state actors likely to lead to escalation of tensions unwanted by all parties
Morton's fork
false dilemma in which contradictory observations lead to the same conclusion
Equity premium puzzle
economics concept
Hobson's choice
free choice in which only one option is offered
prisoner's dilemma
canonical example of a game analyzed in game theory