obviousSat, Apr 19, 2008 I have a copy of this sitting on my bookshelf at the moment. I intend to absorb it, slowly, eventually. At the moment it just stares at me, tauntingly.
I first came across it through another Hofstadter classic, The Mind's 'I' (edited with Daniel C. Dennet), in which there was a rather substantial extract. The self-referential dialogue between an ant and an ancient mythical figure introduced me to the Japanese concept of 'Mu' - a concept I can now not imagine living without.
There are yes and no questions, there are no and yes answers and there is 'mu'.
I have a copy of this sitting on my bookshelf at the moment. I intend to absorb it, slowly, eventually. At the moment it just stares at me, tauntingly.
I first came across it through another Hofstadter classic, The Mind's 'I' (edited with Daniel C. Dennet), in which there was a rather substantial extract. The self-referential dialogue between an ant and an ancient mythical figure introduced me to the Japanese concept of 'Mu' - a concept I can now not imagine living without.
There are yes and no questions, there are no and yes answers and there is 'mu'.