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The concept of ''Convivial Tools'' was developed by [[Ivan Illich]] in his book [[Tools for Conviviality]] (1973). Illich was a major thinker of what was then called the Counter-Culture. He built upon ideas formulated by the [[Appropriate Technology]] and [[Whole Earth]] movements in the late nineteen-sixties, which in turn had [[Historical Roots]] going back to the naturalism of [[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]], and to eighteenth and ninetheenth century critiques of industrial society. | The concept of ''Convivial Tools'' was developed by [[Ivan Illich]] in his book [[Tools for Conviviality]] (1973). Illich was a major thinker of what was then called the Counter-Culture. He built upon ideas formulated by the [[Appropriate Technology]] and [[Whole Earth]] movements in the late nineteen-sixties, which in turn had [[Historical Roots]] going back to the naturalism of [[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]], and to eighteenth and ninetheenth century critiques of industrial society. | ||
| − | Each of the thematic topics presented on this website illustrates, in its own way, the idea of "Convivial Tools." For example the [[Hacker Generation]] that invented the personal computer in the nineteen-seventies was a prime example of a community that itself developed the tools that they themselves used, as are the more recent [[ | + | Each of the thematic topics presented on this website illustrates, in its own way, the idea of "Convivial Tools." For example the [[Hacker Generation]] that invented the personal computer in the nineteen-seventies was a prime example of a community that itself developed the tools that they themselves used, as are the more recent [[Free and Open Source Software]] movements. The participatory culture of the [[Web 2.0]] is the latest manifestation of a tendancy towards increased control of users over their tools, reversing the long historical trend of personal loss of control over the complex machinery of industrial society. |
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