Voluntary Simplicity - Responding to Consumer Culture

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Daniel Doherty - Contributions by David Brooks; Duane Elgin; Amitai Etzioni; Robert Frank; Richard B. Gregg; Edward N. Luttwak; A H. Maslow; Arnold Mitchell; David G. Myers; David Shi; Juliet Schor; James B. Twitchell and Charles Wagner Klappentext In the past fifty years, the standard of living in most industrialized nations has risen dramatically, but the number of people describing themselves as content has remained steady or fallen. The result has been a growing desire to regain some of the virtues of simpler times, whether by forgoing luxuries, switching careers, or returning to nature. These essays reflect on the different facets of 'voluntary simplicity' and consumer culture, providing an historic view of the movement as well as a social-scientific analysis of its causes and effects. Zusammenfassung 'Voluntary Simplicity' is a response to the consumer culture and an alternative to it! combining the freedom of modernity with certain comforts and virtues from the past. This volume brings together a number of thinkers who examine the what! why and how of voluntary simplicity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction: Voluntary Simplicity- Psychological Implications, Societal Consequences Part 3 Human Wants, Human Goods Chapter 4 A Theory of Human Motivation Chapter 5 Wealth and Happiness: A Limited Relationship Chapter 6 Consuming for Love Chapter 7 The Problem of Over-Consumption-Why Economists Don't Get It Chapter 8 Achieving Collective Well-Being through Greater Simplicity: A Simple Proposal Part 9 Simplicity Throughout History Chapter 10 Early American Simplicity: The Quaker Ethic Chapter 11 Simple Needs Chapter 12 The Value of Voluntary Simplicity Chapter 13 Voluntary Simplicity: A Movement Emerges Part 14 Critical Perspectives Chapter 15 Conspicuous "Simplicity" Chapter 16 The Liberating Role of Consumption and the Myth of Artificially Created Desires

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• Authors: Daniel Doherty, Daniel Etzioni Doherty, Doherty Daniel
• Assisted by: Daniel Doherty (Editor), Doherty Daniel (Editor), Amitai Etzioni (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.11.2003
• EAN: 9780742520677
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-2067-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Rights & Responsibilities; Rights & Responsibilities
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SELF-HELP / General, HEALTH & FITNESS / General, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / General, HOUSE & HOME / General, Health & personal development, Lifestyle, sport & leisure, Health, Relationships and Personal development, Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure