Full Idea
A rational donkey faced with two totally identical piles of hay would be unable to decide which one to eat first, and would therefore starve to death
Gist of Idea
A rational donkey would starve to death between two totally identical piles of hay
Source
report of Jean Buridan (talk [1338]) by PG - Db (ideas)
A Reaction
also De Caelo 295b32 (Idea 19740).
Related Idea
Idea 19740 A very hungry man cannot choose between equidistant piles of food [Aristotle]