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The Vice of Luxury

Economic Excess in a Consumer Age [Paperback]

by David Cloutier

    • Author

      David Cloutier

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Georgetown University Press

    • Published

      December 2015

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      The Vice of Luxury

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      Luxury. The word alone conjures up visions of visions of attractive, desirable lifestyle choices, yet it also faces criticism as a moral vice harmful to both the self and society. Engaging with ideas from business, marketing, and economics, The Vice of Luxury takes on the challenging task of naming how much is too much in today's consumer-oriented society. David Cloutier's critique goes to the heart of a fundamental contradiction. Though overconsumption and materialism make us uneasy, they also seem inevitable in advanced economies. Current studies of economic ethics focus on the structural problems of poverty, of international trade, of workers' rights -- but rarely, if ever, do such studies speak directly to the excesses of the wealthy, including the middle classes of advanced economies. Cloutier proposes a new approach to economic ethics that focuses attention on our everyday economic choices. He shows why luxury is a problem, explains how to identify what counts as the vice of luxury today, and develops an ethic of consumption that is grounded in Christian moral convictions.

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      • Author

        David Cloutier

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Georgetown University Press

      • Published

        December 2015

      • Weight

        454g

      • Page Count

        336

      • Dimensions

        150 x 227 x 23 mm

      • ISBN

        9781626162563

      • ISBN-10

        1626162565

      • Eden Code

        4336429

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      • Author/Creator: David Cloutier

      • ISBN: 9781626162563

      • Publisher: Georgetown University Press

      • Release Date: December 2015

      • Weight: 454g

      • Dimensions: 150 x 227 x 23 mm

      • Eden Code: 4336429


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