For the purposes of discussion, allow me to coin a word: Eblivion: The condition or quality of lacking conscious awareness of ones surroundings due to the distractions of electronic devices.
For the purposes of discussion, allow me to coin a word: Eblivion: The condition or quality of lacking conscious awareness of ones surroundings due to the distractions of electronic devices.
“We of this age have discovered a shorter and more prudent method to become scholars and wits without the fatigue of reading or thinking.” Jonathan Swift, A Tale of a Tub, 1704
A recent piece in the NYT muses on the question of brain enhancement and the emerging field of cosmetic neurology that, like cosmetic surgery, intervenes to nip and tuck, as it were, minds not as beautiful as they might be with a bit of neuro-medical intervention.
“My green light?” asked a student who has been studying Gatsby in her sophomore English class at the Boston Latin School as reported recently in the NYT. “My green light is Harvard.” Later, she explicates a bit further: “Gatsby’s hopes and dreams are American ideals. His effort is the real ideal of the American dream.” Another student adds, “It’s a very inspirational tale.” The article goes on to report how a new generation of strivers finds new meaning in American literature’s most mulled-over symbol. What the article fails to report, however, is that