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Lost in thought : The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectial Life / Zena Hitz. - Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2021. - 226, [2] strony ; 20 cm.

Author

Hitz Zena (1973- ) Autor

Form of Work

Książki Literatura faktu, eseje, publicystyka

Demographic Group

Literatura amerykańska

Subject

Myślenie Funkcje poznawcze Intelektualizm Umysł Myślenie twórcze

Genre/Form

Opracowanie

Domain

Edukacja i pedagogika Filozofia i etyka Kultura i sztuka Psychologia Religia i duchowość

Instytucja

Princeton University Press

While many forms of leisure meet these needs, Zena Hitz writes, few experiences are so fulfilling as the inner life, whether that of a bookworm, an amateur astronomer, a birdwatcher, or someone who takes a deep interest in one of countless other subjects.

Drawing on inspiring examples, from Socrates and Augustine to Malcolm X and Elena Ferrante, and from films to Hitz's own experiences as someone who walked away from elite university life in search of greater fulfillment, "Lost in Thought" is a passionate and timely reminder that a rich life is a life rich in thought.

Today, when even the humanities are often defended only for their economic or political usefulness, Hitz says our intellectual lives are valuable not despite but because of their practical uselessness...

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