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02993aam a2200373Ii 4500 001 6B7675AAFF9A11E9A2D37E2597128E48 003 SILO 005 20191105010136 008 181120t20192019qucaf b 001 0 eng 020 $a 0773557121 020 $a 9780773557123 035 $a (OCoLC)1065964566 040 $a NLC $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d NLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d OCLCF $d NLC $d LTSCA $d UAB $d COO $d GUA $d NLC $d OCL $d TOH $d DLM $d SILO 050 4 $a T14 K47 2019 050 4 $a T14 K56 2019 100 1 $a Kingwell, Mark, $d 1963- $e author. 245 10 $a Wish I were here : $b boredom and the interface / $c Mark Kingwell. 264 1 $a Montreal ; $b McGill-Queen's University Press, $c [2019] 300 $a xv, 192 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Outspoken 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-181) and index. 520 $a "Are you bored of the endless scroll of your social media feed? Do you swipe left before considering the human being whose face you just summarily rejected? Do you skim articles on your screen in search of intellectual stimulation that never arrives? If so, this book is the philosophical lifeline you have been waiting for. Offering a timely meditation on the profound effects of constant immersion in technology, also known as the Interface, Wish I Were Here draws on philosophical analysis of boredom and happiness to examine the pressing issues of screen addiction and the lure of online outrage. Without moralizing, Mark Kingwell takes seriously the possibility that current conditions of life and connection are creating hollowed-out human selves, divorced from their own external world. While scrolling, swiping, and clicking suggest purposeful action, such as choosing and connecting with others, Kingwell argues that repeated flicks of the finger provide merely the shadow of meaning, by which we are reduced to scattered data fragments, Twitter feeds, Instagram posts, shopping preferences, and text trends captured by algorithms. Written in accessible language that references both classical philosophers and contemporary critics, Wish I Were Here turns to philosophy for a cure to the widespread unease that something is amiss in modern waking life."-- $c Provided by publisher. 530 $a Issued also in electronic format. 505 0 $a The condition -- The context -- The crisis -- Ways of going on. 650 0 $a Technology $x Philosophy. 650 0 $a Boredom. 650 0 $a Online social networks $x Psychological aspects. 650 0 $a Internet addiction. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Kingwell, Mark, 1963- $t Wish I were here. $d Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2019 $z 9780773557932 $z 9780773557932 $w (OCoLC)1080220889 830 0 $a Outspoken (McGill-Queen's University Press) 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200806025320.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6B7675AAFF9A11E9A2D37E2597128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search