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| === Syncretic Terms === | | === Syncretic Terms === |
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| ===Related LP Terms=== | | ===Related LP Terms=== |
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| [[Memex]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related term::Memex]]|format=ul}} | | [[Knowledge Technology]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related term::Knowledge Technology]]|format=ul}} |
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| == Overview ==
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| The concept of the '''Memex''' represents one of the earliest visions of a dynamic, associative, and non-linear knowledge system. Conceived by Vannevar Bush in the mid-20th century, the Memex was intended to augment human cognitive capacity by allowing users to create trails of linked information, mirroring the associative processes of human thought.
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| == Core Elements ==
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| Key components of the original Memex concept include:
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| * **Associative Linking** — Users can create dynamic trails between related pieces of information.
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| * **Knowledge Storage and Retrieval** — Designed to facilitate rapid access to stored knowledge.
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| * **Cognitive Augmentation** — Intended to enhance intellectual efficiency and memory.
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| * **Human-Centric Interface** — Emphasizing ease of use and relational exploration over linear, hierarchical models.
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| == Strategic Significance ==
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| The significance of the Memex in the context of the [[SpiritWiki]] and the [[Avatar Symbiotic Planetary Knowledge System]] lies in its structural similarity and philosophical alignment. The SpiritWiki may be understood as a practical and expanded implementation of Bush’s Memex vision, but with additional layers:
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| * It is explicitly structured around planetary healing, ethical knowledge production, and human development.
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| * It integrates semantic technologies (e.g., Semantic MediaWiki) to enable scalable, associative knowledge mapping.
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| * It serves not only as an information retrieval tool but as a relational, ethical, and developmental knowledge system.
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| == Why This Matters ==
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| Where Bush’s Memex focused on augmenting intellectual efficiency, the SpiritWiki extends the concept to support:
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| * Human healing and developmental actuation.
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| * Ethical, decolonized knowledge dissemination.
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| * Structural and semantic clarity in complex spiritual, psychological, and social domains.
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| The Memex model, realized through the SpiritWiki, demonstrates how associative knowledge systems can foster not only intellectual expansion but also ethical, psychological, and spiritual development.
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| == Extended Exploration ==
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| * [[SpiritWiki]]
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| * [[Avatar Symbiotic Planetary Knowledge System]]
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| * [[Nomenclature Confusion]]
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| * [[Semantic Web]]
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| The SpiritWiki operationalizes Bush’s Memex concept through the use of:
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| * **MediaWiki and Semantic MediaWiki software**
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| * Structured and semantically linked entries
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| * Ethical, developmental, and decolonized content principles
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| It functions as a localized, purpose-driven [[Semantic Web]] designed not only for intellectual efficiency but for planetary healing and human flourishing.
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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
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- Knowledge System
- Knowledge Technology
- Knowledge Steward
- Consciousness-Potential System
- Comprehensive Framework
- Symbiotic Knowledge System
- Statement of Co-Creation and Collaboration
- Dialog
Knowledge Technology
Syncretic Terms
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Related LP Terms
Knowledge Technology >
Non-LP Related Terms
Knowledge Technology >
Notes
Citation and Legal
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