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The Age of Systems in the Thought of Ivan Illich

From the roads beneath our feet to the satellites overhead, from the news media that fills our minds to the social media that shapes our emotions, technology surrounds and permeates us. We are immersed in technology. But if we are immersed in technology, can we still meaningfully speak of using it? That assumes a choi...

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Joyful Reading

This essay contends that reading is nothing less than a validation of our shared humanity. However, the author’s joyful reading is increasingly disturbed by the dearth of reading in society at large. Missing is the focused attention on a single passage, unadorned by images, uninterrupted by alerts, unlit by a screen—...

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