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Damon Young is an Australian philosopher, writer and commentator.
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. 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" while London's Financial Times called it "lucid and optimistic". His new book is Philosophy in the Garden, published in December 2012.
Young's wide-ranging opinion and features have been published in The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, Herald-Sun, BBC and ABC. 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 is 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.
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