From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eric Abrahamsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: [OT] reading recommendations? Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 13:53:20 +0800 Message-ID: <87tx0uom9b.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1418795301 10277 80.91.229.3 (17 Dec 2014 05:48:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 05:48:21 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Dec 17 06:48:14 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Y17T2-0006Sc-6K for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 17 Dec 2014 06:48:12 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:48002 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y17T1-0003gk-Jm for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 17 Dec 2014 00:48:11 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:60640) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y17Sl-0003ge-JD for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Dec 2014 00:48:03 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y17Se-00034j-42 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Dec 2014 00:47:55 -0500 Original-Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:41548) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y17Sd-00034d-T1 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Dec 2014 00:47:48 -0500 Original-Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Y17SZ-0003gw-V9 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Dec 2014 06:47:44 +0100 Original-Received: from 114.248.5.200 ([114.248.5.200]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2014 06:47:43 +0100 Original-Received: from eric by 114.248.5.200 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2014 06:47:43 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 22 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 114.248.5.200 User-Agent: Gnus/5.130012 (Ma Gnus v0.12) Emacs/25.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:9hE/8lmGvRoHtz2ExXqamgh80pM= X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 80.91.229.3 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:101626 Archived-At: This question is going to be seriously OT, but I can't think of a better place to ask it: I'm looking for reading recommendations, for books about tool use. Specifically: discussions about how the human sense of self (physical, and social) is extended and altered by the presence and use of tools. You've heard the sociologist's observation that, when drivers gets rear-ended, they don't usually say "that car hit my car", but instead, "that car hit ME". That sort of thing. Readings based in neurology, philosophy, sociology -- anything would be great. I'm asking here because I think Emacs (and Vim) are perfect examples of "tools" which are "used", as opposed to "machines" which are "operated". They extend the boundaries of the self, and their usage is in a way more physical than mental. I would like to read anything by any smart person who has thought deeply about this question. That's all! Apologies for the distraction. Eric