When Thoreau considered "where I live and what I live for," he tied together location and values. Where we live doesn't just change how we live; it informs who we become. Most recently, technology promises us lives on the screen. What values, Thoreau would ask, follow from this new location? Immersed in simulation, where do we live, and what do we live for?
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Sherry Turkle was a contemporary American social scientist and psychologist. Sherry Turkle is an American sociologist. She is the Abby Rockefeller MauzĂ© Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Read more on Wikipedia →
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- Life — Reflections on the meaning, challenges, and beauty of life