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Williams, James (Philosopher)
Distraction (Psychology)
Attention.
Interest (Psychology)
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Stand out of our light : freedom and resistance in the attention economy /
James
Williams
.
by
Williams
,
James
(
Philosopher
)
Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Call #:
153.733 W724s
Subjects
Distraction (Psychology)
Attention.
Interest (Psychology)
ISBN:
9781108452991 (pbk.)
Alternate title:
Freedom and resistance in the attention economy
Description:
xiii, 134 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Preface -- Philosophy for trolls -- I. Distraction by design. The faulty GPS -- The age of attention -- Bring your own boundaries -- Empires of the mind -- II. Clicks against humanity. The citizen is the product -- The spotlight -- The starlight -- The daylight -- II. Freedom of attention. The ground of first struggle -- The monster and the bank -- Marginal people on marginal time -- The brightest heaven of invention.
Summary:
"Former Google advertising executive, now Oxford-trained
philosopher
James
Williams
launches a plea to society and to the tech industry to help ensure that the technology we all carry with us every day does not distract us from pursuing our true goals in life. As information becomes ever more plentiful, the resource that is becoming more scarce is our attention. In this "attention economy," we need to recognise the fundamental impacts of our new information environment on our lives in order to take back control. Drawing on insights ranging from Diogenes to contemporary tech leaders,
Williams
's analysis is sure to provoke discussion and debate.
Williams
is the inaugural winner of the Nine Dots Prize, a new Prize for creative thinking that tackles contemporary social issues."--From publisher.
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