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{{navmenu}}<h1 class="customtitle">{{FULLPAGENAME}}</h1><blockquote class="definition">A '''Memex''' is a theoretical device and conceptual framework introduced by Vannevar Bush in his 1945 essay ''As We May Think''.<ref>Vannevar Bush, "As We May Think," ''The Atlantic'', 1945. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-may-think/303881/</ref> The Memex was envisioned as an associative information storage and retrieval system designed to enhance human memory, knowledge production, and intellectual exploration through the dynamic linking of related information.</blockquote>
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[[Vannevar Bush]]'s concept of the memex, introduced in his 1945 essay ''As We May Think'',<ref>Vannevar Bush, ''As We May Think,'' The Atlantic, 1945, https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-may-think/303881/. describes a theoretical device designed to enhance human memory and knowledge retrieval through associative linking of information. In the context of the SpiritWiki, the memex can be seen as an early vision of a knowledge system akin to the SpiritWiki itself—a structured yet dynamic repository where interconnected ideas and concepts guide seekers toward deeper understanding. The SpiritWiki, much like Bush's memex, functions as a tool for associative exploration, enabling users to follow links between related concepts such as mystical experience, consciousness, and healing. However, whereas Bush's memex was primarily conceived as a means of augmenting intellectual efficiency, the SpiritWiki serves as an integrative tool to help facilitate the actuation of full [[Human Potential]] over mere data retrieval. This alignment with Bush's vision suggests that digital knowledge systems, when designed with right intent, can facilitate both intellectual expansion and deeper spiritual awakening.
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Latest revision as of 13:50, 8 January 2026

Memex

A Memex is a theoretical device and conceptual framework introduced by Vannevar Bush in his 1945 essay As We May Think.[1] The Memex was envisioned as an associative information storage and retrieval system designed to enhance human memory, knowledge production, and intellectual exploration through the dynamic linking of related information.

Concept Map

Key Terms

SpiritWiki >

  1. Epistemic Infrastructure
  2. Consciousness-Potential System
  3. Comprehensive Framework
  4. Symbiotic Knowledge System
  5. Statement of Co-Creation and Collaboration

Knowledge Technology

Syncretic Terms

Knowledge Technology >

Related LP Terms

Knowledge Technology >

Non-LP Related Terms

Knowledge Technology >

Notes

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Vannevar Bush, "As We May Think," The Atlantic, 1945. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-may-think/303881/
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