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Prologue: Primal Distraction

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents ix
Acknowledgments xi
Prologue: Primal Distraction 1
1. Not-Always-Thinking / Aristotle 17
2. A Face for Distraction / La Bruyère 37
3. Labyrinth of Pure Reflection / Kafka 74
4. Dissipation—Power—Transcendence / Heidegger 109
5. Time Wears Away / Benjamin 143
Epilogue: Distraction and Politics 175
Notes 185
Works Cited 219
Index 229

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780804778978-002

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents ix
Acknowledgments xi
Prologue: Primal Distraction 1
1. Not-Always-Thinking / Aristotle 17
2. A Face for Distraction / La Bruyère 37
3. Labyrinth of Pure Reflection / Kafka 74
4. Dissipation—Power—Transcendence / Heidegger 109
5. Time Wears Away / Benjamin 143
Epilogue: Distraction and Politics 175
Notes 185
Works Cited 219
Index 229

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