diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 29d238185..daa15f6e2 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -76,11 +76,6 @@ The Agora is inspired by the work of many. Here we mention some of the core infl - [[Elinor Ostrom]], who pioneered the study of a well functioning [[commons]]. Her work resulted in dispelling the once dominant position that [[commons]] must be taken over by centralized agents like the state to prevent the so-called [[Tragedy of the Commons]]. - [[Douglas Engelbart]], [[Alan Kay]] and [[Vannevar Bush]] among many others in the field of [[tools for thought]][^tft]. The Agora started essentially as a social [[memex]]. -It is also clearly inspired by the work of pioneers of [[tools for thinking]]. - -- #pull [[vannevar bush]] [[memex]] -- #pull [[douglas engelbart]] - It builds on top of the open web, wiki culture and the social movements enabled by them. - #pull [[tim berners lee]] [[solid]] @@ -95,7 +90,7 @@ The reference Agora is a project with a pragmatic bent directed towards world im TODO: focus on praxis or commoning? Making the commons a higher level section would probably clarify the structure a bit, allow me to bring in the Triad of Commoning, etc. -[^tft]: As per Matuschak and Nielsen (2022). +[^tft]: As per Matuschak and Nielsen (2022), Kenneth Iverson seems to be the source of the currently dominant blanket term "[[tools for thought]]" although he didn't use it in his seminal paper, preferring instead "[[tools of thought]]". [^web]: Or [[Web]]? See literature for most common term, likely web due to ties to the [[semantic web]] if nothing else. ## Terminology