20.500.12556/RUL-178281 Mu無 as Structural Ground Reinterpreting Saussure’s Structuralism Through Nishida Kitarō’s Logic of Basho Mu無 kot strukturna osnova reinterpretacija Saussurjevega strukturaliz-ma z logiko bashoja Nishida Kitarōja This paper re-examines Saussure’s structuralism through Nishida Kitarō’s logic of basho (basho teki ronri 場所的論理), a philosophical theory rooted in the concept of mu 無. By adopting this perspective, we explore the foundation of linguistic structure while seeking to transcend its perceived closure and stasis—key critiques of Saussure’s theory. We propose interpreting Saussure’s synchronicity within the framework of diachronicity. The principle of arbitrariness, in this light, emerges as a trace of diachronic contingency fossilized within a synchronic system. Linguistic structure operates through two interwoven dimensions: synchronically, it manifests as oppositional relations among signs, described by Saussure as “negativity”, embodying mu as negative dialectics; diachronically, it is shaped by historical contingency, reflected in the arbitrary combination of sound-images and concepts, mirroring mu as the “groundless ground”. This “groundless ground”, as the “basho of absolute mu” (zettaimu no basho 絶対無の場所), reveals language not as a static system but as a dynamic process of systemic becoming, akin to what Nishida terms the “eternal now” (eien no ima 永遠の今), which continuously maintains itself in the tension between past and future. Synchronic structure is thus not a frozen moment but a dynamic threshold where historical accidents crystallize into present configurations, perpetually open to reconfiguration. It is both complete (as a system of differential relations) and incomplete (as a site of perpetual reconfiguration). Članek prouči Saussurjev strukturalizem na podlagi logike bashoja (basho teki ronri場所的論理) Nishida Kitarōja, filozofske teorije, ki temelji na pojmu mu無. S prevzemom te perspektive članek razišče temelje jezikovne strukture, hkrati pa skuša preseči njeno zaznano zaprtost in statičnost, ki je temeljna kritika Saussurjeve teorije. Članek pred-laga, da Saussurjevo sinhronijo interpretiramo znotraj okvira diahronije. Na tej osnovi se načelo arbitrarnosti pokaže kot sled diahrone naključnosti, ki je fosilizirana znotraj sinhronega sistema. Jezikovna struktura deluje skozi dve prepleteni dimenziji: sinhronost se kaže kot opozicijska razmerja med znaki, ki jih je Saussure opisal kot »negativnost« in utelešajo mu kot negativno dialektiko; diahrono pa jo oblikuje zgodovinska naključnost, ki se izraža v arbitrarni povezavi med zvočnimi podobami in pojmi, kar odraža mu kot »temelj brez temelja«. »Temelj brez temelja« kot »prostor absolutnega muja« (zettaimu no basho絶対無の場所) razkriva jezik ne kot statični sistem, temveč kot dinamičen proces sistemskega postajanja, podoben temu, kar Nishida poimenuje »večni zdaj« (eien no ima永遠の今), ki se nenehno ohranja v napetosti med preteklostjo in prihodnostjo. Sinhrona struktura tako ni zamrznjen trenutek, temveč dinamičen prag, kjer se zgodovin-ske naključnosti kristalizirajo v sedanje konfiguracije in so neprestano odprte za preoblik-ovanje. Je hkrati dovršena (kot sistem diferencialnih razmerij) in nedovršena (kot prostor nenehnega preoblikovanja). nothing mu Ferdinand de Saussure structuralism Nishida Kitarō logic of basho nič mu Ferdinand de Saussure strukturalizem Nishida Kitarō logika bashoja true false false Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-01-22 12:59:44 2026-01-22 12:59:48 2026-01-27 11:35:18 0000-00-00 00:00:00 0 0 0 Str. 53-68 no. 3 Vol. 13 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2025-09-01 2232-5131 2350-4226 https://doi.org/10.4312/as.2025.13.3.53-68 RAZ_Yang_Xiaobo_0.pdf RAZ_Yang_Xiaobo_0.pdf 1 2BAFEB58AFD9F3AE20571649B2B7DE31 c0966cbbd9c55b783780ac69e7c7d4f8aab77a5487087a0d1946a694b830cb9f 47e25248-f78a-11f0-a1ba-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=225983 https://journals.uni-lj.si/as/article/view/21882 0 db07934b-fb6b-11f0-a1ba-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=226239 Filozofska fakulteta 0 0 0