“The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name” (Confucius); “magic consists in this, the true naming of a thing.” (LeGuin)
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Replying to @vgr
OTOH: Feynman: "there is a diff between knowing a thing and knowing the name of a thing." But maybe "true name" computation is NP-hard
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Replying to @vgr
@vgr ah ! Feynman's "map of a cat" http://nuit-blanche.blogspot.fr/2014/09/sunday-morning-inisght-escaping.html …1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes -
Replying to @IgorCarron
@IgorCarron@vgr Contra-Feynman, it's hard to communicate understanding without names. Having a name is half the understanding.1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
Replying to @IgorCarron
.@IgorCarron @MaharriT I'd reconcile with: "true name" would actually be a compressed theory of the thing. Like naming a nuke E=mc^2
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