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The stars in our pockets : getting lost and sometimes found in the digital age  Cover Image Book Book

The stars in our pockets : getting lost and sometimes found in the digital age / Howard Axelrod.

Summary:

"Axelrod spins his personal philosophy out into the wider world, where technology is changing the nature of human consciousness faster than we can see it happening. He draws a parallel between the environmental crisis and a lesser-known, but equally pressing issue: as we lose the world around us, he argues, we are losing our interior worlds, too. We can't navigate without a GPS, we can't pay attention unless our attention is DEMANDED in all caps and moving pictures. We tap our phones 2,617 times a day, inadvertently deciding to rely on these devices instead of our minds to provide our lives with content and meaning. In the tradition of Leslie Jamison's Empathy Exams, Axelrod marshals cultural and theoretical ideologies to ask questions both personal and universal"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780807036754
  • ISBN: 0807036757
  • Physical Description: pages cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, [2020]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Axelrod, Howard, 1973-
Technological innovations > Social aspects.
Information technology > Social aspects.
Civilization, Modern > 21st century.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lawrence County Federated Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at New Castle Public Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
New Castle Public Library 303.483 Axelrod (Text)
Bookplate: Purchased with Funds Provided by the Friends of the Library.
31902005374343 NWCM Non-Fiction Available -


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