Here, the question seems to be “Should the world be understood via holism or via reductionism?” And the answer of “mu” here rejects the premises of the question, which are that one or the other must be chosen. By unasking the question, i reveals a wider truth: that there is a larger context into which both holistic and reductionistic explanations fit.
— Douglas R Hofstadter and Daniel C. Dennett, The Mind’s I
PREVIOUS06/17/2025