Configuration:
intent: > A registry of external constructs, theories, and "software libraries" imported into the human-OS. These are works by other authors that have been adopted as dependencies—running code within the praxis. role: "Reference & Attribution" maintenance: "Read-only / Annotations only. Do not refactor core logic without forking." pattern: "Satellite nodes with explicit provenance edges to external authors"
The Library holds constructs that are:
- Authored by others (not the repository maintainer)
- Imported as dependencies (integrated into the praxis, not just referenced)
- Hosted for stability (providing a stable URL for linking and sharing)
These are not "influences" (see DEPENDENCIES.md for that). These are operational constructs—theories, games, frameworks—that have been adopted as part of the working system.
This folder functions like a
node_modules/orvendor/directory in software engineering. The contents are not original work by the repository maintainer. They are here to:
- Provide stable reference URLs
- Ensure correct attribution
- Enable integration with the rest of the documentation system
Host ≠ Author. The maintainer (André S Clements) is the host; the original authors retain intellectual ownership.
| Construct | Author | Lineage | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARDS | Je'anna L Clements | SDT (Deci & Ryan) → CAR → CARDS | Needs-mapping diagnostic; decision simulation |
| Cross-Domain Engineering Principles | LLM (AI-generated synthesis, 2026; non-standard import) | Parnas / Codd / Dijkstra / Meyer / Simon / Liskov / Boehm / Pareto / Gilbert & Lynch → LLM synthesis | Scaffolding for the homegrown engineering model; cross-domain convergence table |
| CLEAN_LANGUAGE | David Grove; Lawley & Tompkins | Phenomenology → Ericksonian → Clean Language → Symbolic Modelling | Clean inquiry; metaphor development; minimal-projection facilitation |
| CLEAN_SPACE | David Grove; Lawley & Tompkins | Clean Language → Symbolic Modelling → Clean Space | Spatial facilitation; 2nd-order presentation coaching; non-visual externalisation |
| ENNEAGRAM | Ichazo, Naranjo, Riso & Hudson | Sufi geometry → Gurdjieff → Ichazo → Naranjo → Riso & Hudson | Dynamic personality system; self-knowledge diagnostic; integration/disintegration dynamics |
| INFINITE_GAMES | James P. Carse | Huizinga → Carse | Game-type diagnostic; parametric authorship grounding; gamification threat assessment |
| KARPMAN_DRAMA_TRIANGLE | Stephen B. Karpman | Transactional Analysis (Berne) → Script Drama Analysis (Karpman) | Dysfunctional role dynamics; game interruption; role-switch awareness |
| MULTI_PARTIALITY | Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy | Family therapy → Contextual therapy | Relational ethics; multi-stakeholder navigation; ledger of entitlements |
| OBJECTIFICATION | Martha C. Nussbaum, Rae Langton | Kant → MacKinnon/Dworkin → Nussbaum → Langton | Dignity diagnostic; 10-feature taxonomy; benign objectification argument; Machine dignity |
| OOO | Graham Harman, Ian Bogost | Heidegger → Speculative Realism → OOO | Flat ontology; Machine dignity; NetVerse word-physics |
| PERMACULTURE | Bill Mollison & David Holmgren | Howard/Yeomans/Fukuoka/Odum → Mollison & Holmgren | Design methodology; zone diagnostic; ethics-to-design bridge; spatial/temporal vocabulary |
| REGENERATIVE_CULTURES | Daniel Christian Wahl | Bateson → Capra → Living systems; Antonovsky → Salutogenic design; Reed → Regeneration | Scale-linking design; salutogenic design praxis; regenerative assessment |
| SALUTOGENESIS | Aaron Antonovsky | Stress research → Medical sociology | Health-creation framework; SOC diagnostic |
| SOLID | Robert C. Martin et al. | Parnas → Meyer → Liskov → Martin | Modular coherence; threshold mechanics |
| THE_DESIGN_OF_EVERYDAY_THINGS | Don Norman | Gibson → Norman & Draper → Norman → Gaver / Hartson | Everyday interaction grammar; affordances/signifiers; feedback, constraints, conceptual models; error dignity |
| WHEEL_OF_CONSENT | Betty Martin, D.C. | BDSM consent culture → Body Electric → 3-Minute Game (Faddis) → Martin | Somatic consent diagnostic; touch literacy; facilitation check; OBJECTIFICATION operationalisation |
The following are candidates for future library entries (not yet documented):
- Gestalt Principles — Perceptual organisation; closure, proximity, continuity
- Autopoiesis (Maturana & Varela) — Self-creating systems; structural coupling
Each library entry follows a two-zone template (see methodology__lib_entry_creation.md §4):
- Subject Matter zone — Pure framework content: Attribution, Core Constructs, The And-Yet (Shadow), Verification & Sources. No repo-specific content.
- Repository Integration zone — What This Changes, Maintainer's Note, CARDS integration, cross-framework integrations, Execution Routines, repo-relevance bullets, Cross-links.
- Appendix: Contract — YAML metadata at the bottom, referenced by a tiny referral line at the top.
This separation ensures each entry reads as a standalone subject-matter reference while preserving all repository integration work.
When referencing a library construct in other documents:
- Link to the library file, not external sources
- Credit the author explicitly in any substantive use
- Distinguish extensions — If you extend or adapt the construct, make clear what's original vs. adapted
Example:
The CARDS model ([Je'anna L Clements](../lib/CARDS.md)) provides the axiological
inputs for SRII evaluation...New library entries begin with upstream research governed by the Library Research Protocol, which manages scoping, source evaluation, and context externalisation across sessions. Once research validates a candidate, it hands off to the Library Entry Creation Methodology, which codifies selection criteria, structural template, quality rubric (LHS), and CI checkpoints.
- DEPENDENCIES.md — Influences and provocations (broader constellation)
- README.md §5 — The Network (Observer relationships)
- SRII_AXIOLOGICAL_FRAMEWORK.md — Where CARDS is integrated as axiological spine
- methodology__lib_entry_creation.md — How to create new library entries