| Description |
xv, 267 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references: pages [245]-267 |
| Subject |
Information technology -- Social aspects.
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Internet -- Social aspects.
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Quality of life.
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Solitude.
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Internet.
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Quality of Life.
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| LC no. |
2010015705 |
| ISBN |
0061687162 (hbk.) |
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9780061687167 (hbk.) |
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