The Consumer - More than Jus a Number

In the consumption society, the human being risks to become just a number in the statistics. Questions as “the need generates new products?” or vice versa could be analyzed in economic key but in philosophical key too. How much the consumption is dedicated to cover real needs and how much is a rus...

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Main Author: Silvia –Fotinia Cracan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Danubius University 2017-05-01
Series:EIRP Proceedings
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Online Access:http://proceedings.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/eirp/article/view/1813/1913
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spelling doaj-8b5486c3b864476b916f3c538dc3b5e52020-11-25T02:05:09ZengDanubius UniversityEIRP Proceedings2067-92112069-93442017-05-01121477480The Consumer - More than Jus a NumberSilvia –Fotinia Cracan0Danubius University of GalatiIn the consumption society, the human being risks to become just a number in the statistics. Questions as “the need generates new products?” or vice versa could be analyzed in economic key but in philosophical key too. How much the consumption is dedicated to cover real needs and how much is a rush for profit in any conditions? This paper opens only few subjects of reflection about the individual happiness in the consumption society where the profit and the competitiveness are basic rules of the businesses and the economy.http://proceedings.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/eirp/article/view/1813/1913consumption; choice; happiness
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The Consumer - More than Jus a Number
EIRP Proceedings
consumption; choice; happiness
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title The Consumer - More than Jus a Number
title_short The Consumer - More than Jus a Number
title_full The Consumer - More than Jus a Number
title_fullStr The Consumer - More than Jus a Number
title_full_unstemmed The Consumer - More than Jus a Number
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publisher Danubius University
series EIRP Proceedings
issn 2067-9211
2069-9344
publishDate 2017-05-01
description In the consumption society, the human being risks to become just a number in the statistics. Questions as “the need generates new products?” or vice versa could be analyzed in economic key but in philosophical key too. How much the consumption is dedicated to cover real needs and how much is a rush for profit in any conditions? This paper opens only few subjects of reflection about the individual happiness in the consumption society where the profit and the competitiveness are basic rules of the businesses and the economy.
topic consumption; choice; happiness
url http://proceedings.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/eirp/article/view/1813/1913
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