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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Higher Education And The Arts And Humanities In A Consumer Society, Eric Bain-Selbo
Higher Education And The Arts And Humanities In A Consumer Society, Eric Bain-Selbo
Eric Bain-Selbo
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Higher Education And The Arts And Humanities In A Consumer Society, Eric Bain-Selbo
Higher Education And The Arts And Humanities In A Consumer Society, Eric Bain-Selbo
Philosophy & Religion Faculty Publications
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The Myth Of Endless Accumulation: A Feminist Inquiry Into Globalization, Growth, And Social Change, Martha Freymann Miser
The Myth Of Endless Accumulation: A Feminist Inquiry Into Globalization, Growth, And Social Change, Martha Freymann Miser
Antioch University Dissertations & Theses
This theoretical dissertation examines the concept of growth and its core assumption—that the continual accumulation of wealth is both socially wise and ecologically sustainable. The study challenges and offers alternatives to the myth of endless accumulation, suggesting new directions for leadership and social change. The central question posed in this inquiry: Can we craft a more ethical form of capitalism? To answer this question, the study examines conventional and critical globalization studies; feminist scholarship on standpoint, political economy, and power; and the Enlightenment notions of progress and modernism, drawing on a number of works, including Aristotle on the three intelligences, …
Modern Materialism Through The Lens Of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Alan Pope
Modern Materialism Through The Lens Of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Alan Pope
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
The suffering that gives rise to and is perpetuated by contemporary culture’s addiction to
materialistic consumption is described surprisingly well by the ancient tradition of Indo-
Tibetan Buddhism. From this perspective, modern human beings exemplify hungry ghosts
trapped in a state of incessant greed and insatiability, which at its core reflects a desperate
attempt to maintain a sense of self that is out of accord with basic reality. The rich Tibetan
Buddhist understanding of the unfolding process by which the hungry ghost negotiates its
project, including its attempts to avoid greater suffering and to seek bliss, serves to elucidate
our …
Sexually Explicit, Socially Empowered: Sexual Liberation And Feminist Discourse In 1960s Playboy And Cosmopolitan, Lina Salete Chaves
Sexually Explicit, Socially Empowered: Sexual Liberation And Feminist Discourse In 1960s Playboy And Cosmopolitan, Lina Salete Chaves
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
In this thesis, I provide an analysis of 1960s American popular culture by examining Playboy, "The Playboy Philosophy," Cosmopolitan, and Sex and the Single Girl. These cultural artifacts furthered the feminist movement by challenging gender structures and sexuality. I discuss how these publications focused on the advancement of the individual through careerism, consumerism and sexuality. These publications assisted in challenging and breaking down various aspects of gender and sexual boundaries and assisted in reworking social limitations that kept women from advancing themselves outside of the pre-set gender roles of domesticity. Regardless of the traditional feminist critique of …