Vita Contemplativa
by Byung-Chul Han · first published 2023
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…at our screens all day, to work, and to “relax.” We do not contemplate the world anymore, we do not let ourselves be spontaneously creative. I recommend Byung-Chul Han’s books The Burnout Society and Vita contemplativa: In praise of inactivity for a short but deep dive into this aspect we’re rapidly losing. (I have just finished reading both books and I quite enjoyed the main thesis, though thick with philosophical…
on “Knowledge Management in the Age of AI” ↗the ones that stood out were - Nostalgia for the Absolute by George Steiner - Digital Reversal by Andrew Mir - Vita Contemplativa by Byung-chul Han
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