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mutual forgetfulness

German translation: wechselseitige Durchdringung

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English term or phrase:mutual forgetfulness
German translation:wechselseitige Durchdringung
Entered by: Gert Sass (M.A.)

09:19 Apr 30, 2010
English to German translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy
English term or phrase: mutual forgetfulness
Chinese philosophers, especially Confucianists, assign all the virtues of man to nature. With both man and nature sharing the same virtues, it naturally follows that man breathes and feels with nature and its beautiful objects, his soul makes happy excursions with them, he emphasizes with them, he is totally identified with them, he and the beautiful things he is viewing reach the state of "mutual forgetfulness". In the case of Zhuangzi, he and the butterfly were totally identified so that he could not tell whether he was a butterfly turned into a human or a human turned into a butterfly.

Ich bin dankbar für Vorschläge.
Sandra Pontow
Local time: 02:48
wechselseitige Durchdringung
Explanation:
auch: Selbstaufgabe, Verschmelzung, Selbst-Vergessenheit
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Gert Sass (M.A.)
Germany
Local time: 02:48
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Vielen Dank für die Vorschläge!
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3 +3wechselseitige Durchdringung
Gert Sass (M.A.)
3gegenseitiges Vergessen
Hans G. Liepert


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gegenseitiges Vergessen


Explanation:
stelle ich mir vor

Hans G. Liepert
Switzerland
Local time: 02:48
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
wechselseitige Durchdringung


Explanation:
auch: Selbstaufgabe, Verschmelzung, Selbst-Vergessenheit


Gert Sass (M.A.)
Germany
Local time: 02:48
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Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8
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Vielen Dank für die Vorschläge!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Karin Maack: Selbstvergessenheit gefällt mir
4 hrs
agree  Alexandra Collins: Verschmelzung
5 hrs
agree  Anja C.
5 hrs
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