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Damon Young (born 1975 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian philosopher, writer and commentator, and author of the books ''Distraction'', ''Philosophy in the Garden'' and ''How to Think About Exercise''.〔(Damon Young's website )〕 He is an Honorary Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Melbourne.〔(Damon Young's staff page at the University of Melbourne. )〕 ==Work== In 2013 Young won the Australasian Association of Philosophy's (media prize ) for his public writing and broadcasting. Young is the author of ''Distraction'', an eclectic popular history of Western philosophy, focusing on themes such as attention to life and distraction from it, work, freedom and necessity.〔Boris Kelly, "Distraction" (Review), Overland, February 23, 2010, http://overland.org.au/blogs/not-assigned/2010/02/distraction/〕〔Brad Frazier, "Review - Distraction", Metapsychology Online Reviews, Feb 16, 2010(Volume 14, Issue 7), http://metapsychology.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=book&id=5395&cn=394〕〔"Damon Young", Readings, http://www.readings.com.au/interview/damon-young〕 The Australian called it lacking in precision, saying its "central proposition -- that new information technologies distract us from our common existential challenge -- is never thoroughly probed"〔Luke Slattery, "On paying attention" (Review of Distraction: A Philosopher's Guide to Being Free By Damon Young), The Australian, September 06, 2008, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/on-paying-attention/story-e6frg8no-1111117371752〕 while London's ''Financial Times'' called it "lucid and optimistic".〔Mark Vernon, "Distraction" (Review), Financial Times, September 8, 2008, http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cfd91158-7ad9-11dd-adbe-000077b07658.html〕 ''Philosophy in the Garden'', published in Australia in December 2012, was described by ''The Australian'' as "fluent and stylish and never marred by cliches or cliched thinking".〔http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/ground-prepared-for-a-meandering-discourse/story-fn9n8gph-1226547206552 〕 It was published in the UK in April 2014 by Rider, an imprint of Random House, under the title ''Voltaire's Vine and Other Philosophies: How Gardens Inspired Great Writers''.〔(Random House website ) Retrieved 30 December 2014.〕 Young's columns, reviews and features have been published in ''The Age'', ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', ''The Australian'', ''Herald-Sun'', BBC and ABC.〔http://damon-young.blogspot.com.au/p/journalism.html〕 He has written poetry and fiction for ''Overland'' and ''Meanjin'' magazines. Young regularly comments on radio, and has appeared on Channel 7 'Sunrise' and ABC TV. He was a regular panellist on ABC Radio National's 'Life Matters', a monthly guest on "Mornings" with Alan Brough on ABC 774, and was 'philosopher-in-residence' on "Afternoons" with James Valentine on ABC Sydney 702, and "sports philosopher" with Francis Leach on SEN 1116.〔http://damon-young.blogspot.com.au/p/radiotelevision.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Damon Young」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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