Lost in thought : the hidden pleasures of an intellectual life /

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"In an overloaded, superficial, technological world, in which almost everything and everybody are judged by their usefulness, where can we turn for escape, lasting pleasure, contemplation, or connection to others? While many forms of leisure meet these needs, Zena Hitz writes, few experiences a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hitz, Zena, 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Thought and thinking.
Intellectual life.
Thinking
Pensée.
Vie intellectuelle.
thinking.
PHILOSOPHY / General
Cultivating Humanity.
Excellent Sheep.
Fareed Zakaria.
In Defense of Liberal Education.
Martha Nussbaum.
Matthew Crawford.
Not for Profit.
Shop Class as Soulcraft.
William Deresiewicz.
academic memoir.
books for book lovers.
critique of education.
gifts for students.
inspirational books for students.
intellectual pursuits.
lay intellectuals.
life of the mind.
love of learning.
memoir of education.
purpose of education.
uses of education.
value of education.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Prologue. How Washing Dishes Restored My Intellectual Life
  • Introduction. Learning, Leisure, and Happiness
  • Chapter 1. A Refuge from the World
  • Chapter 2. Learning Lost and Found
  • Chapter 3. The Uses of Uselessness
  • Epilogue. The Everyday Intellectual
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index

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