AFFLUENCE VERSUS TRANSCENDENCE: A REFLECTION ON MARCUSE'S ANALYSIS OF THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY
An inquiry into the problem of affluence poses the problem of a value judgement. It implies that affluence, that is, progress and development in an unprecedented manner, should lead togreater freedom and happiness of man, to greater possibilities for humanization and authentic human life. But in the...
| Published in: | Journal of Dharma |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dharmaram College
1978
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Journal of Dharma
Year: 1978, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 45-52 |
| Further subjects: | B
Human Development
B One-Dimensional Man B Affluent Society B Transcendence |
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| Summary: | An inquiry into the problem of affluence poses the problem of a value judgement. It implies that affluence, that is, progress and development in an unprecedented manner, should lead togreater freedom and happiness of man, to greater possibilities for humanization and authentic human life. But in the light of the present development of the advanced industrial societies, thequestion may be asked: does affluence help man to attain an authentic development or does it hinder his growth as a human person. Let us examine, first, the characteristics of an affluentsociety and, then, its impact on the development of man. |
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| ISSN: | 0253-7222 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma
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