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The world beyond your head, on becoming an individual in an age of distraction, Matthew B. Crawford

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The world beyond your head, on becoming an individual in an age of distraction, Matthew B. Crawford
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
The world beyond your head
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
903811577
Responsibility statement
Matthew B. Crawford
Sub title
on becoming an individual in an age of distraction
Summary
"Crawford investigates the challenge of mastering one's own mind by showing that our current crisis of attention is only superficially the result of digital technology, and certain assumptions at the root of Western culture are the root of the cause"--, Provided by publisher
Table of contents
Introduction : Attention as a cultural problem -- Pt. I. Encountering things -- The jig, the nudge, and local ecology -- Embodied perception -- Virtual reality as moral ideal -- Attention and design -- Autism as a design principle : Gambling -- Interlude : A brief history of freedom -- Pt. II. Other people -- On being led out -- Encountering things with other people -- Achieving individuality -- The culture of performance -- The erotics of attention -- The flattening -- The statistical self -- Pt. III. Inheritance -- The organ makers' shop -- Epilogue : Reclaiming the real
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On becoming an individual in an age of distraction

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