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Seems a little confused between koans ("gong'an" = "public record") and the Taoist stories of Zhuangzi. But never mind, both are Chinese.
by nsns 14y ago
Seems a little confused between koans ("gong'an" = "public record") and the Taoist stories of Zhuangzi. But never mind, both are Chinese.
- gammarator 14y agoThese are referencing the "AI koans" dating back to the LISP hackers at MIT: http://catb.org/jargon/html/koans.html http://catb.org/jargon/html/koans.html
- dkarl 14y agoThe word "koan" became familiar in English through discussion of Zen koans, and that's how it's read by default unless context suggests a different reading.