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''Convivial Tools'' can be defined as tools which allow the user to operate with independent efficiency. The term was coined by [[Ivan Illich]] in his book [[Tools for Conviviality]] (1973). However, the [[Historical Roots]] of the idea of Convivial Tools go back at least to [[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]]. Also, [[Ivan Illich]] built upon the ideas which the [[Appropriate Technology]] and [[Whole Earth]] movements had developed in the late nineteen-sixties, a few years ''before'' the publication of Illich's [[Tools for Conviviality]].

The term Convivial Tools applies in particular to tools that are developed and maintained by the commmunity that uses them. Thus each of the thematic topics presented on this website (see below) illustrates, in its own way, the idea of "Convivial Tools."

==See also: Thematic Topics==
*[[:Category:Historical Roots]] -- history of the ideas underlying Convivial Tools
*[[:Category:Post-War Cybernetics]] -- the post-war scientists who developed [[Cybernetics]]
*[[:Category:Whole Earth]] -- the [[Whole Earth Catalog]] and its off-shoots
*[[:Category:Appropriate Technology]] -- [[E.F. Schumacher]] and [[Small is Beautiful]]
*[[:Category:Convivial Tools]] -- the convivial philosophy of [[Ivan Illich]]
*[[:Category:Hacker Generation]] -- the developers of the personal computer in the nineteen-seventies
*[[:Category:FOSS]] -- the Free and Open Source Software movements
*[[:Category:Wikis]] -- the world of [[Wiki]]s
*[[:Category:Open Design]] -- the open source design of physical tools and machines
*[[:Category:Convivial Product]] -- the [[Convivial Tool]] as a product offered for public use

==Links==
*The [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org Convivial Tools Encyclopedia] companion website: http://conviviality.ouvaton.org
*[http://conviviality.ouvaton.org Convivial Tools Encyclopedia] article on "What are Convivial Tools": http://conviviality.ouvaton.org
*[http://conviviality.ouvaton.org Convivial Tools Encyclopedia] article on "Ivan Illich": http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=7
*Wikipedia article on "Ivan Illich": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Illich

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