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Hamlet's Blackberry, a practical philosophy for building a good life in the digital age, William Powers

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Hamlet's Blackberry, a practical philosophy for building a good life in the digital age, William Powers
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references
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illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Hamlet's Blackberry
Nature of contents
bibliography
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456180155
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William Powers
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a practical philosophy for building a good life in the digital age
Summary
"A soulful polemic that challenges the sacred dogma of the digital age--that the more we connect with others, the happier we are--arguing that as our electronic connectedness grows, we are pulled away from the relationships and experiences that give life texture, depth, and meaning"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
What larks? : the conundrum of the connected life. Busy, very busy : in a digital world, where's the depth? ; Hello, Mother : the magic of screens ; Gone overboard : falling out with the connected life ; Solutions that aren't : the trouble with not really meaning it -- Beyond the crowd : teachings of the seven philosophers of screens. Walking to heaven : Plato discovers distance ; The spa of the mind : Seneca on inner space ; Little mirrors : Gutenberg and the business of inwardness ; Hamlet's BlackBerry : Shakespeare on the beauty of old tools ; Inventing your life : Ben Franklin on positive rituals ; The Walden zone : Thoreau on making the home a refuge ; A cooler self : McLuhan and the thermostat of happiness -- In search of depth : ideas in practice. Not so busy : practical philosophies for every day ; Disconnectopia : the Internet sabbath
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