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Declaring dilemmas 'unresolvable in principle' may be a c... — Carmelics

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Challenges→If the tension between cosmopolitan and local obligations lacks a principled resolution, institutional design and individual deliberation face genuine, practically unresolvable dilemmas rather than manageable trade-offs.

Declaring dilemmas 'unresolvable in principle' may be a counsel of despair that discourages the creative problem-solving that has historically transformed seemingly irreconcilable conflicts.

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Counsel of despair(as used in criticizing defeatist attitudes): Advice that basically gives up and says 'don't bother trying'—it's a pessimistic approach that assumes defeat before you start.
Creative problem-solving(as used in contrast to giving up): Finding solutions to tough issues by thinking in new, original, or unconventional ways rather than using standard approaches.
Dilemmas(as used in discussing problem-solving): Situations where you face two or more difficult choices, and each option has serious downsides—so there's no obviously good solution.
Irreconcilable conflicts(as used in discussing historical disputes): Disagreements or opposing positions that seem impossible to bring together or find middle ground on—they appear totally opposed.
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Impossible to solve by nature—not just hard right now, but fundamentally impossible to ever solve, even in theory.

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