Journal of Jishou University(Social Sciences Edition) ›› 2020, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (6): 145-151.DOI: 10.13438/j.cnki.jdxb.2020.06.017

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The Ethical Dilemma of Consumerism and Its Transcendence

WANG Shujuan   

  1. (School of Marxism,Sun Yat-sen University,Guangzhou 510275,China)
  • Online:2020-11-01 Published:2020-12-25

Abstract: Consumption ethics refers to the moral concepts and norms produced by people on the issues of consumption level,consumption mode and consumption environment,as well as the value judgment and moral evaluation of social consumption behavior,containing three dimensions of the relationship between man and nature,man and man,and man and himself.As a kind of consumption value,consumerism leads most people to pursue decent consumption,crave uncontrolled material enjoyment and recreation,and regard these as the purpose and value of life.As a result,it leads to triple ethical dilemmas between man and nature,man and society,man and himself.To transcend consumerism,first,we should establish the concept of life community and reconstruct the harmony between man and nature;second,we should give full play to institutional advantages and transcend capital logic;and third,we should discard consumption alienation and build a healthy consumption mode.

Key words: consumption ethics, consumerism, healthy consumption

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