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Consumerism Criticizing And Current Consumption Ethics Thought

Posted on:2012-04-24Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L L ZouFull Text:PDF
GTID:2189330335974154Subject:Ethics
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32 years of reform and opening up, China's economic progress has been made to realize the shortage of economic surplus from the economic transition, there has been market excess supply (in essence, a relative surplus), inadequate consumption has become a serious bottleneck restricting China's economic development .So consumerism has openly moved by the domestic economic development stage, some theorists, and strongly criticized the traditional view of consumption, that luxury is a social good. However, the history of consumption of the traditional concept of frugality has been the mainstream of Chinese society and thought and value of options, coupled with China's large population and relative shortage of resources, the actual situation, these shows lack of consumerism in our country to survive the theoretical basis and practical basis. Thus, this originated in the West, is being questioned in Western academic thought and reflection, scholars should carefully note and the correct value guidance, in order to avoid misleading people strayed into consumption, but also with resource-saving and environment-friendly social development goals at odds.Based on economic ethic dimensions, first defined for the type of consumer spending, from the economic nature and ethical nature, explains the consumption based in our ethical dimensions: consumer fair and human-oriented value concept, and from the Angle of the ethical lost consumption which invites the consumerism; Secondly, the article elaborates the consumerism in our practical difficulties and logic dilemma, and from both the positive and negative aspects of its ethical evaluation; Finally, the article for the consumerism in our ethical lost, from personal dimensions of the current consumption in China is put forward three ethical thinking, to correctly handle the relationship between personal and nature, individual and the natural harmonious coexistence requirements; Correctly handle the relationship between individuals and society, promote social stability harmony; Correctly handle the relationship between man and his health and happiness, realize the frugal consumption. Taking against consumerism, promote moderate consumption as a full-text summary. Moderate consumption in the construction of a harmonious society, and it is also an important aspect for our country build a resource-conserving and environment-friendly society do some ethical exploration .
Keywords/Search Tags:Consumption, Consumer alienation, Consumerism, Justice, Moderate consumption
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