December 20th 2011 Hypermodernity and Paradoxical Individualism 1. Some writers like to say that the eyes are the mirrors of the soul. They are wrong: fashion is… at least in our 21st century society. Foucault has greatly contributed to shape our understanding of the consequences of disciplinary power on us through time. Modernity was the time during which things such as the rise of bureaucracy; institutions and other psychologically enslaving features were beginning to be openly talked
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Consumerism `The only reason a great many American families don’t own an elephant is that they have never been offered an elephant for a dollar down and easy weekly payments.` Mad Magazine What Is Consumerism? There must be more to life than having everything! Maurice Sendak Consumerism it’s a trend‚ an atitude and an choice. According to Business Dictionary[i]‚ consumerism can be defined on three branches.The first branch can be seen as a trend
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HUMAN VALUES Values have been a central concept in the social sciences since their inception. For both Durkheim (1893‚ 1897) and Weber (1905)‚ values were crucial for explaining social and personal organization and change. Values have played an important role not only in sociology‚ but in psychology‚ anthropology‚ and related disciplines as well. Values are used to characterize societies and individuals‚ to trace change over time‚ and to explain the motivational bases of attitudes and behavior
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Daniel Kraft 09/30/2010 Outline for Marketing Research for Bacardi For decades Bacardi has targeted younger people with its carefully cultivated brand image of Latin hedonism‚ synonymous with glamorous nightclubs and slinky dancers. Even though a brand image that has been maintained over such a long time is valuable and generally should not be changed dramatically‚ some slight adjustment might be necessary from time to time. Bacardi might be interested in learning whether a young‚ hedonistic
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principles of being‚ knowledge‚ or conduct. Philosophy focuses on three main types: Stoicism Skepticism Epicurean Philosophy consists of these philosophical areas: Metaphysics Materialism Idealism Epistemology Empiricism Rationalism Ethics Hedonism Cynicism Three Main Types Stoicism Refers to the knowledge of Aristotle "Mind is a blank state‚ impressions are made by the 5 senses." Stoics deny the metaphysical points of view. Real objects produce intense feelings. The body and
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During the early 1900’s‚ there was a decade of endless partying‚ drinking‚ swinging‚ and full-on hedonism known as the “Roaring 20’s”. In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald tackles the views that many people hold about about the 20’s and shows them to be gloomy‚ wistful‚ and tainted by people’s own memories. For example‚ despite the fact that the “Roaring 20’s” were seen as glamorous‚ Nick’s description paints a gloomy tone by portraying the Valley of Ashes as filled with miserable
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Introduction There have been many studies in the field of prosocial moral reasoning and on prosocial behaviours over the decade. Researchers have constantly tried to evaluate reasons behind these‚ mainly in children and adolescents. Prosocial behaviour can be defined as helping that is not motivated by professional obligations and is not based on organizations‚ other than for charities (Hewstone‚ Stroebe‚ & Jonas‚ 2007). Prosocial moral reasoning is‚ reasoning about moral dilemmas in which one person
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Alyssa Foccillo Ethics 2200C Midterm Paper October 25th‚ 2015 Kant believed strictly in moral rules. He prohibited anything that did not follow moral law‚ even in the cases where the action would bring about more happiness than the alternative. Kant believes that there are two moral questions that we must ask ourselves every time we perform an act. The first being‚ “Can I rationally will that everyone act as I propose to act?” If the answer is no‚ then we must not perform the action. The second
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be the founder of Epicureanism which is the hedonistic theory that life’s highest aim is happiness that is attained through moderate pleasures and the avoidance of mental disturbances. Epicurus also found Hedonism which is the doctrine that pleasure is the supreme good. However Epicurus hedonism is a somewhat misunderstood. One interesting thing about Epicurus’ is that he believed that the true life of pleasure consists
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Having planted this seed‚ Sir Henry (more than a little enamored of Dorian’s beauty) imagines Dorian might embody a new hedonism‚ though I imagine it is a Dionysian hedonism that revels in youth and heightened senses. In describing his own regrets in losing his youth‚ Sir Henry effectively creates in Dorian a desire to remain
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