Devices of the Soul (Hardcover)

Index

A note on the digital index

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A

Abraham, Ralph, Reversals

abstractions

disappearance of world and, Nothing to Teach

in economics, Flights of Abstraction, Beyond the Gambling Hall

restoring context of, A Strengthened Inner Activity

accidents

and human destiny, Of Accident and Destiny

advertising, A Taste for Number Magic

Agre, Phil, Toward Greater Standardization

Alexander, Sybille, Dignity and Laughter

Alexandra, John, Pianists and Video Game Players

Amazon jungle, Rousing Ourselves

anonymity

not the same as privacy, The Life of a Vibrant Neighborhood

anthropocentrism, Where Does the Wild Live?

Aphrodite, Devices of the Mind

aquarium, virtual, Living in a Virtual World

Ares, Devices of the Mind

artificial intelligence. See also computers; robots

conversation with, Nothing to Teach, The Computer in Context

learning and, Learning from Kismet

loss of consciousness and, Losing Consciousness

arts and crafts, and computers, Remembering the Alternatives

Athena, The Deceiving Virtues of Technology, The Man of Many Devices

atomic energy, Don’t Bemoan the Loss of Old Skills

Auca Indians, Hold a Blossom to the Light

attitude to environment, The Thrill of Cutting Down Trees

missionaries and, Rousing Ourselves