Read Hamlet's BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age

Hamlet's BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age

William Powers

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Description:Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, critical bytes of informationstream through digital devices in your office, home, car, pocket, or purse. Technology connects you to your colleagues, family, and friends regardless of location all the time. Pretty great, right? Then why do wefeel increasingly anxious and distracted, often ignoring the very peoplewe're with to habitually (some would say, obsessively) check our e-mail orFacebook accounts? Why does our relationship with technology feel likean addiction?In Powers's provocative and necessary book, this is a philosophical do we do when we serve the tools meant to serve us?What's the best way for us to live with technology so it benefits and addsvalue to our lives, rather than controls us? Powers is no Luddite advocatingthrowing out your cell phone; he's been seduced by technology's appealand utility. Hamlet's BlackBerry chronicles his personal journey to developa practical philosophy to wrest control of his life from a screen full of pixels,agitation, and activity to a more thoughtful, creative abundance. On his journey, Powers travels back in history with seven philosopherswho confronted surprisingly similar technological disruptions (and perceivedthreats) in their own Plato, Seneca, Gutenberg, Hamlet (viaShakespeare), Benjamin Franklin, Thoreau, and Marshall McLuhan. Through his intelligent inquiry, Powers helps readers find their way to alife of intention and depth, and a path back to peace.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hamlet's BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age. To get started finding Hamlet's BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: HarperCollins e-books

Release: 2010

ISBN: 0062002872

Description: Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, critical bytes of informationstream through digital devices in your office, home, car, pocket, or purse. Technology connects you to your colleagues, family, and friends regardless of location all the time. Pretty great, right? Then why do wefeel increasingly anxious and distracted, often ignoring the very peoplewe're with to habitually (some would say, obsessively) check our e-mail orFacebook accounts? Why does our relationship with technology feel likean addiction?In Powers's provocative and necessary book, this is a philosophical do we do when we serve the tools meant to serve us?What's the best way for us to live with technology so it benefits and addsvalue to our lives, rather than controls us? Powers is no Luddite advocatingthrowing out your cell phone; he's been seduced by technology's appealand utility. Hamlet's BlackBerry chronicles his personal journey to developa practical philosophy to wrest control of his life from a screen full of pixels,agitation, and activity to a more thoughtful, creative abundance. On his journey, Powers travels back in history with seven philosopherswho confronted surprisingly similar technological disruptions (and perceivedthreats) in their own Plato, Seneca, Gutenberg, Hamlet (viaShakespeare), Benjamin Franklin, Thoreau, and Marshall McLuhan. Through his intelligent inquiry, Powers helps readers find their way to alife of intention and depth, and a path back to peace.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hamlet's BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age. To get started finding Hamlet's BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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