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| The term "Mu" originates from Japanese (Kanji: <span :ja-Hani>無</span>, or Hiragana: <span :ja-Hira>む</span>) and refers to the //absence// of something. In this context, it can be translated as "nothing" or "without". | The term "Mu" originates from Japanese (Kanji: <span :ja-Hani>無</span>, or Hiragana: <span :ja-Hira>む</span>) and refers to the //absence// of something. In this context, it can be translated as "nothing" or "without". |
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| //Mu// is a central concept in [[wp>Zen Buddhism|Zen Buddhist]] philosophy, used to highlight the limitations of a [[wp>Dualism|dualistic]] worldview. Similar concepts in Western philosophy include the [[knowledge:continuum_fallacy|continuum fallacy]] and the [[relevancy:false_dilemma|false dilemma]]. | //Mu// is a central concept in [[wp>Zen Buddhism|Zen Buddhist]] philosophy, used to highlight the limitations of a [[wp>Dualism|dualistic]] worldview. Similar concepts in Western philosophy include the [[knowledge:continuum_fallacy|continuum fallacy]] and the [[relevance:false_dilemma|false dilemma]]. |
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| In this sense, the term was popularised in the Western world primarily through [[wp>Douglas Hofstadter|Douglas Hofstadter]]’s book “[[wp>Gödel, Escher, Bach|Gödel, Escher, Bach]]”. | In this sense, the term was popularised in the Western world primarily through [[wp>Douglas Hofstadter|Douglas Hofstadter]]’s book “[[wp>Gödel, Escher, Bach|Gödel, Escher, Bach]]”. |
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| * [[knowledge:continuum_fallacy|Continuum fallacy]] | * [[knowledge:continuum_fallacy|Continuum fallacy]] |
| * [[relevancy:false_dilemma|False dilemma]] | * [[relevance:false_dilemma|False dilemma]] |
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