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informally: being in two minds about something, | informally: being in two minds about something, | ||
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in logic: split into two categories that are mutually exusive and | in logic: split into two categories that are mutually exusive and jointly exhaustive, | ||
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in botany: split into two (branches and | in botany: split into two (branches and roots), | ||
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in astronomy: when half of an astral body is seen from earth | in astronomy: when half of an astral body is seen from earth | ||
[[File:3 yinyang infinity.jpg|thumb|The yin-yang infinity signage]] | [[File:3 yinyang infinity.jpg|thumb|The yin-yang infinity signage]] | ||
"Yin and Yang" as a dichotomy：A shorthand explanation often describes ''yin'' and ''yang'' as woman and man, and all the other dualistic pairs, as mentioned in Jacques Lacan’s seminars: | "Yin and Yang" as a dichotomy：A shorthand explanation often describes ''yin'' and ''yang'' as woman and man, and all the other dualistic pairs, as mentioned in Jacques Lacan’s seminars: <q lang=fr>je ne parle pas du ''Yin'' et du ''Yang'', comme tout le monde vous savez cela : le mâle et le femelle.</q> Although Mladen Dolar, quoted earlier, deems Chinese to be incomprehensible, he nevertheless spends a long paragraph explaining ''yin-yang'' as <q>two (''and only two'') poles of masculine and feminine.</q> He concludes there is a “strong thesis” in the “Taoist” symbol: “there is a relation. There is a sexual relation. Every relation is sexual.” | ||
The short capitulation “''yin'' and ''yang''” or more “''yin-yang''” written together, showing an unconventional order of words, perhaps already hints at something different: the masculine habit of appearing first is at least reversed on the lexical level. Since one would never say ''yang-yin'' or ''yang'' and ''yin'', one might at least pause for a moment before rushing into turning ''yin-yang'' into another symbol of the myth of a crosscultural, universal, and ahistorical ''patriarchy.'' | The short capitulation “''yin'' and ''yang''” or more “''yin-yang''” written together, showing an unconventional order of words, perhaps already hints at something different: the masculine habit of appearing first is at least reversed on the lexical level. Since one would never say ''yang-yin'' or ''yang'' and ''yin'', one might at least pause for a moment before rushing into turning ''yin-yang'' into another symbol of the myth of a crosscultural, universal, and ahistorical ''patriarchy.'' | ||
[[Category:Grapevine]] | [[Category:Grapevine]] | ||
Revision as of 17:25, 25 March 2026
Dichotomy (freely > doubleness?), (formal, countable noun, adj. dichotomous)
informally: being in two minds about something,
in logic: split into two categories that are mutually exusive and jointly exhaustive,
in botany: split into two (branches and roots),
in astronomy: when half of an astral body is seen from earth
"Yin and Yang" as a dichotomy：A shorthand explanation often describes yin and yang as woman and man, and all the other dualistic pairs, as mentioned in Jacques Lacan’s seminars: je ne parle pas du Yin et du Yang, comme tout le monde vous savez cela : le mâle et le femelle.
Although Mladen Dolar, quoted earlier, deems Chinese to be incomprehensible, he nevertheless spends a long paragraph explaining yin-yang as two (and only two) poles of masculine and feminine.
He concludes there is a “strong thesis” in the “Taoist” symbol: “there is a relation. There is a sexual relation. Every relation is sexual.”
The short capitulation “yin and yang” or more “yin-yang” written together, showing an unconventional order of words, perhaps already hints at something different: the masculine habit of appearing first is at least reversed on the lexical level. Since one would never say yang-yin or yang and yin, one might at least pause for a moment before rushing into turning yin-yang into another symbol of the myth of a crosscultural, universal, and ahistorical patriarchy.