30th Anniversary Edition (New Accents)
by Walter J. Ong
Recommended by 4 notable people, including Patrick Collison and Antonio García Martínez
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Walter J. Ong s classic work provides a fascinating insight into the social effects of oral, written, printed and electronic technologies, and their impact on philosophical, theological, scientific and literary thought.This thirtieth anniversary edition coinciding with Ong s centenary year reproduces his bestknown and most influential book in full...
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Recommended by 5 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Technology, and Philosophy.
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“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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