Hamlet's Blackberry : a practical philosophy for building a good life in the digital age / William Powers.
Powers, William, 1961-
2010
HM851 .P688 2010 (Mapit)
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Title Hamlet's Blackberry : a practical philosophy for building a good life in the digital age / William Powers.
Author Powers, William, 1961-
ISBN 9780061687167
0061687162
Publication Details New York : Harper, c2010.
Language English
Description xv, 267 p. ; 22 cm.
Call Number HM851 .P688 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification 303.48/33
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, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-267).
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Prologue : the room
pt. 1. 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
pt. 2. 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
pt. 3. In search of depth : ideas in practice
Not so busy : practical philosophies for every day
Disconnectopia : the Internet sabbath
Afterword : back to the room.

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