Difference between revisions of "Convivial Tools"
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The underlying theme of all of Illich's work is how to give back to the average citizen some part of the control over knowledge and technology which is exercized by specialized elites. | The underlying theme of all of Illich's work is how to give back to the average citizen some part of the control over knowledge and technology which is exercized by specialized elites. | ||
| − | Illich was a precursor of the personal computing revolution and of the Internet. His book Tools for Conviviality directly influenced [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=39 Lee Felsenstein], whose key role in the invention of the personal computer is little recognized today. | + | Illich was a precursor of the personal computing revolution and of the Internet. His book [http://clevercycles.com/tools_for_conviviality Tools for Conviviality] directly influenced [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=39 Lee Felsenstein], whose key role in the invention of the personal computer is little recognized today. Illich also advocated "[Learning Webs http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=31]" which would be facilitated by a computer to produce "peer matching." This remarkable premonition by Illich of one of the main functions of the Internet shows that much of his pioneering vision has today become mainstream. |
==Reparable tools== | ==Reparable tools== | ||
