In search of happiness
Th e happiness is the supreme ideal of new phase of capitalism in which we live. It’s in search of happiness which is developing the hyperconsumption, concept presented by French philosopher Gilles Lipovetsky. In this scenario, the author points the paradoxes of current society, showing through data...
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doaj-8b5086f6b9ab408fb3dae1a4ec2dc3492021-08-03T00:26:42ZengUniversidade de São PauloMatrizes1982-20731982-81602008-04-011222723010.11606/issn.1982-8160.v1i2p227-23038097In search of happinessAni Mari Hartz Born0UnisinosTh e happiness is the supreme ideal of new phase of capitalism in which we live. It’s in search of happiness which is developing the hyperconsumption, concept presented by French philosopher Gilles Lipovetsky. In this scenario, the author points the paradoxes of current society, showing through data, several aspects of our lives such as family relationships, love, sex, work, leisure, politics, religion, media, aesthetics and ethics. Th roughout the work emerge many questions for refl ection, some questions with possible answers and others in the air.http://www.revistas.usp.br/matrizes/article/view/38203 |
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Th e happiness is the supreme ideal of new phase of capitalism in which we live. It’s in search of happiness which is developing the hyperconsumption, concept presented by French philosopher Gilles Lipovetsky. In this scenario, the author points the paradoxes of current society, showing through data, several aspects of our lives such as family relationships, love, sex, work, leisure, politics, religion, media, aesthetics and ethics. Th roughout the work emerge many questions for refl ection, some questions with possible answers and others in the air. |
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