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Matthew B. Crawford's 'Retrouver le monde' Reviewed in artpress

opinion-review · 2026-04-24

The May 2016 issue of artpress (n°433, p. 79) features a review of Matthew B. Crawford's book 'Retrouver le monde', published by La Découverte. The review discusses Crawford's critique of technological progress and augmented reality, suggesting that humanity's advancements may undermine its own definition and that so-called enhanced reality might actually be diminished. The book is presented as part of a growing suspicion that the triumph of digital interfaces comes at a cost to direct, embodied experience. No further details about the review's author or specific arguments are provided in the source.

Key facts

  • artpress issue n°433, May 2016
  • Review on page 79
  • Book: 'Retrouver le monde' by Matthew B. Crawford
  • Publisher: La Découverte
  • Crawford questions whether human progress threatens the definition of humanity
  • Argues that 'augmented reality' may actually be diminished reality
  • Critiques the triumph of digital interfaces

Entities

Artists

  • Matthew B. Crawford

Institutions

  • artpress
  • La Découverte

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