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This article contrasts the secular and Catholic literature on consumerism and its implications for liberty. Three specific questions are considered: Is consumerism harmful to liberty? Is it a necessary consequence of a market economy? Who is responsible for consumerism? The article shows that...
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Die Lebenssituation der Menschen als Konsumenten ist heute in einer vom Wohlstand gekennzeichneten Gesellschaft von verschiedensten Möglichkeiten geprägt, ihren Lebensstandard und ihre Lebensqualität zu verbessern und zu verfeinern. Die Herausforderung besteht nicht mehr darin, daß die...
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In this article, we present an understanding and critique of consumerism in the tradition of Christian social thought that is both Catholic and personalist. We consider various approaches to the problem of consumerism. Is consumerism simply the necessary result of the modern capitalist economy?...
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