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know about this one, Can't disagree with its basic thesis: information technology is not a neutral technology, but affects our understanding of what we mean by community, relationship, etc, But the book proceeds more by assertion and quotation than by argument, E. g. on p, Wendell Berry, Jacques Ellul, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Dorothy Day, and Ivan Illich are all enlisted for quotations of one sentence at most, But there isn't any real discussion of the reasons these worthy people might have had for saying what they did, in context, or of the reasons why one might or might not agree with them.
It's an important topic and this book starts a conversation, . . but doesn't finish it.

It has given me a macro view of the influence of computers, technology, and the internet on our culture, The Internet is everywhere. Chat rooms and instant email messages have taken the place of letters and phone calls, The Internet has changed the way we do business, shop, communicate, and even meet people, In many ways our lives are easier and more convenient, But what price do we pay for this convenience

Habits of the HighTech Heart addresses the major drawbacks to the network computerization of our society and the growing tendency to substitute technology and innovation for morality and virtue.
Quentin Schultze argues that the cyberrevolution is a mythology of progress that is fueled by informationism, a quasireligious faith that falsely

assumes information itself can improve our lives.
Cyberculture assumes a technical solution to every problem, It breeds individualism at the cost of community and values speed, efficiency, and convenience over quality, morality, and virtue,

The solution, Schultze argues, is not to dismantle our growing technologies but to pay more attention to the "habits of the heart" as described by Alexis de Tocqueville and made popular by Robert Bellah and his colleagues in Habits of the Heart discernment, moderation, wisdom, humility, authenticity, and diversity.
These habits, which embody the wisdom of the past and the virtue and morality of the JudeoChristian tradition, must reshape our understanding of digital technology, Greatly influenced by the insights of Václav Havel, Schultze calls for a renewal of community and offers readers ways to live by habits of the heart in the information age.


Habits of the HighTech Heart is a provocative and engaging book that will foster dialogue among philosophers, theologians, technology experts, and all those concerned with the impact technology has had on our society.
And while it is both comprehensive and scholarly, Habits of the HighTech Heart is engaging and accessible enough for the thoughtful lay reader, Nice ideas but dense and hard to read,
All who work in digital media should read this and reflect on how it's changing your communication and reflection habits, While it is quite a dense read, I appreciated how Quentin nevertheless formed his grand set of wisdom into organized segments, A personal highlight is how he navigated through the various challenges for cultivating community in the digital world which is strongly inclined towards individualism,

I would have to advise any future readers that this isn't a quick, easytoabsorb book, though, With the scope of items that Schultze had to go through, it is easier to read this book by several paragraphs at a time, rather than going through a chapter in one sitting.
Using this as a source for research, . . not sure how much it will help, but we'll see! Quentin Schultze's book was recommended to me when I was looking for resources for teaching a youthage technology and discernment class.
I appreciate Schultze's virtue approach to technology, and used the idea of cultivating a virtuous character so that we can use technology appropriately as a major theme for my class.


Schultze's virtues are Christian virtues as opposed to Aristotelian and I was greatly aided by having read MacIntyre's After Virtue before reading this book, Schultze calls Christians to practice discernment, practice moderation, cultivate wisdom, cultivate a humble character, practice authenticity when online, strive for diversity, and nurture community,

Schultze is wellread and his work is wellresearched, touching on current events and business practices, This book is quite readable for the nonphilosopher,

My one critique is that this book was a little tedious to read, This is the kind of tediousness one has when reading chaptersin Proverbs in one sitting, Schultze's writing is such that it is best digested inparagraph chunks, Halfway through this book and I'm just hoping/wishing it's got a lot of good ground to cover before I'm through and realize I've just wasted my precious time on this,

So far, it happens to be rather dated and mostly focused on questions: how rapidly technology adoption is, how messianic the next great thing seems to be billed as, etc.
No earth shattering analysis, thoughts, or philosophies have surfaced yet, . .

Just finished this book, . . I would suggest that if you find this book particularly dry at the beginning, skip ahead into Chapterampand get to the meat, Consider this the other shoe to drop amidst a culture that so often praises and exhorts the new technologies coming down the way, Avoiding extremism and empty rhetoric, Schultze offers a provocative account of the failings of modern technology and our obsessions with that technology to afford us with more virtuous or morally robust lives as human persons.
Additionally, Schultze draws from an enormous array of sources and points of moral wisdom to invite us back to a life that puts technology in its place, Seen as an entrance into extended thinking on the topic of technology in our daily lives, this book is excellent, offering a myriad of important insights that demand further contemplation and discussion.
Quentin J. Schultze PhD, University of Illinois is Arthur H, DeKruyter Chair and professor of communication arts and sciences at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, He is also distinguished professor at Spring Arbor University, Schultze has been quoted in major media including the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, US News World Report, the New York Times, Fortune, the Chicago Tribune, and USA Today.
He has been interviewed by CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, and NPR and is the author of many books including An Essential Guide to Public Speaking, .