Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Everydayness and the Norm of Addictive Practices.- Chapter 3. The Phenomenon of the Body and the "Hook" of Addiction.- Chapter 4. Self-Deception and Co-Dependency.- Chapter 5. Technology and the Rise of the Artifice.- Chapter 6. From Theology to Therapy: A Genealogical Approach.- Chapter 7. In Search of a Discourse: The Path of Recovery.- Chapter 8. From Excess to Economy: Taking Ownership.
Synopsis
Applies the phenomenological method to show how technology transforms our culture of immediate gratificationTakes a philosophical approach to a personal and social crisis
Provides a unique inroad to understanding and appropriating Heidegger's thinking
Is written for an interdisciplinary audience in psychiatry, phenomenological psychology, and health-care