Reimagining our relationship to boredom by curating meaning with art, philosophy, and an ethic of care. The spiritual
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English Pages [179] Year 2022
Table of contents :
Cover
Copyright
Contents
Figures
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction The Spiritual Significance of Boredom
1 A History of Boredom as a Spiritual Crisis
2 The Disaffect of Overload Boredom
3 Habritual Texting Why We Are Addicted to Boring Conversation
4 Uncertainty and Shared Entropy in Overload Culture
5 Information Enchantment The Mystifying and the Kēdic
6 Conclusion Overload Boredom and a Hermeneutics of Care
Epilogue For Boredom
Notes
References
Index