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Tiger Roholt explores how one of the most pervasive devices of the contemporary world-our smartphones-can distract us from the things that matter most. Distracted From Meaning is a useful guide for reorienting ourselves with regard to our devices, and reclaiming what is most meaningful in our lives. * Robert Rosenberger, Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, and President-Elect of the Society for Philosophy and Technology, USA * Tiger Roholt's Distracted from Meaning is an invaluable account of how the smartphone revolution impedes our pursuit of a meaningful life. Exploring overlooked ways that smartphones replace genuine experiences with unfocused fragmentation, Roholt details how they routinely and cumulatively undercut their purpose as a device for social engagement. * Theodore Gracyk, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, Minnesota State University Moorhead, USA * This is no neo-Luddite broadside against smartphones but a clear and careful philosophical exploration of what makes life meaningful and how smartphones use can either serve or undermine such meaning. Taking aim at the heart of our present age, Roholt's book is consistently insightful and provocative. * Iain Thomson, Professor of Philosophy, University of New Mexico, USA *

Tiger Roholt explores how one of the most pervasive devices of the contemporary world-our smartphones-can distract us from the things that matter most. Distracted From Meaning is a useful guide for reorienting ourselves with regard to our devices, and reclaiming what is most meaningful in our lives. * Robert Rosenberger, Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, and President-Elect of the Society for Philosophy and Technology, USA *

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Tiger C. Roholt is Associate Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Montclair State University, USA. He is the author of Groove: A Phenomenology of Rhythmic Nuance (2014) and Key Terms in Philosophy of Art (2013).

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