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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 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. And while anyone can have an intellectual life, she encourages academics in particular to get back in touch with the desire to learn for its own sake, and calls on universities to return to the person-to-person transmission of the habits of mind and heart that bring out the best in us. Reminding us of who we once were and who we might become, Lost in Thought is a moving account of why renewing our inner lives is fundamental to preserving our humanity"--… (más)
En un mundo hiperconectado, superficial y tecnológico, en el que se juzga casi todo y a casi todos por su utilidad, ¿a qué lugar es posible acudir para retirarnos, disfrutar con sosiego, contemplar y vincularnos de nuevo con los demás? Aunque existen muchas formas de ocio para atender estas necesidades, pocas experiencias llenan tanto como la vida interior —escribe Zena Hitz—, sea la del «ratón de biblioteca», la del astrónomo aficionado, el observador de aves, o la de cualquiera que tenga un interés profundo en alguno de los incontables temas que atraen al pensamiento. A partir de ejemplos inspiradores, desde Sócrates y san Agustín hasta Malcolm X y Elena Ferrante, desde películas hasta las propias experiencias personales de Hitz, que abandonó la vida de elite universitaria en búsqueda de una mayor realización, Pensativos es un recordatorio apasionado y oportuno de que una vida rica en el ámbito del pensamiento es una vida plena. Una invitación a aprender por el mero placer de hacerlo y a renovar nuestra vida interior para preservar nuestra humanidad.
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
"They all ate, and were satisfied." Luke 9:17
Dedicatoria
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
For my brothers and our parents
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Midway through the journey of my life, I found myself in the woods of eastern Ontario, living in a remote Catholic religious community called Madonna House.
Citas
Últimas palabras
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Let us give free play to the human intellect and the human imagination, in an attempt to ground all that is in our hearts in what matters most.
"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 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. And while anyone can have an intellectual life, she encourages academics in particular to get back in touch with the desire to learn for its own sake, and calls on universities to return to the person-to-person transmission of the habits of mind and heart that bring out the best in us. Reminding us of who we once were and who we might become, Lost in Thought is a moving account of why renewing our inner lives is fundamental to preserving our humanity"--
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A partir de ejemplos inspiradores, desde Sócrates y san Agustín hasta Malcolm X y Elena Ferrante, desde películas hasta las propias experiencias personales de Hitz, que abandonó la vida de elite universitaria en búsqueda de una mayor realización, Pensativos es un recordatorio apasionado y oportuno de que una vida rica en el ámbito del pensamiento es una vida plena. Una invitación a aprender por el mero placer de hacerlo y a renovar nuestra vida interior para preservar nuestra humanidad.