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Co-inventor of the LOGO language and an important figure in the constructivist model of education.

gnosticism rearing up there, alongside a sort of constructivism. Interesting combo.

"the servitor programming scene" appears to be a sort of constructivist form of occultism where you make your own agents.

Might be some good leads here. I've always wondered about the spirits of the goetia ("Marax is a great president with 144 servants" etc) as a precursor to the whole servitor programming scene.
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constructivism

06 Apr 2024 - 17 Apr 2025

A theory of education and also of selfhood and epistemology in general. It foregrounds the creative aspect of mind.

Constructivism is such an appealing idea that I feel compelled to look at its critics and enemies and counterarguments. It is next door to social construction and there are versions of that that are wrong, harmful, stupid. Although it is an appealing theory of education, and certainly one that works for me personally, in general maybe schools work better if they are more structured, less exploratory (I don't actually believe this but am willing to consider that progressive education is usually badly implemented and leads to bad results).

It's also a bit daunting. Do I really want to be responsible for myself at every moment? Can't I relax and fuck off? Similarly, can lead to self-importance.

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