Tiger C Roholt: Distracted from Meaning

Cover: 9781350172654 | Distracted from Meaning | A Philosophy of Smartphones | Tiger C Roholt

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"When our smartphones distract us, much more is at stake than a momentary lapse of attention. Our use of smartphones can interfere with the building-blocks of meaningfulness and the actions that shape our self-identity. By analyzing social interactions and evolving experiences, Roholt reveals the mechanisms of smartphone-distraction that impact our meaningful projects and activities. Roholt's conception of meaning in life draws from a disparate group of philosophers - Susan Wolf, John Dewey, Hubert Dreyfus, Martin Heidegger, and Albert Borgmann. Central to Roholt's argument are what Borgmann calls focal practices: dinners with friends, running, a college seminar, attending sporting events. As a recurring example, Roholt develops the classification of musical instruments as focal things, contending that musical performance can be fruitfully understood as a focal practice.Through this exploration of what generates meaning in life, Roholt makes us rethink the place we allow smartphones to occupy in the everyday. But he remains cautiously optimistic. This thoughtful, needed interrogation of smartphones shows how we can establish a positive role for technologies within our lives."--

Über den Autor

Tiger C. Roholt is Associate Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Montclair State University, USA. He is the author of Groove: A Phenomenology of Rhythmic Nuance (2014) and Key Terms in Philosophy of Art (2013).

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction
2. Distraction
3. Developed experience
4. Meaning in life
5. Focal things and practices
6. Identity-work
7. A note of cautious optimism

Bibliography
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2022
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe , Philosophie
Jahrhundert:	Antike
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781350172654
ISBN-10:	1350172650
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Roholt, Tiger C
Hersteller:	Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	213 x 137 x 20 mm
Von/Mit:	Tiger C Roholt
Erscheinungsdatum:	17.11.2022
Gewicht:	0,34 kg