Lec 3

Question 1

Basic components of material self according to William James
Other belongings
Innermost part
Representation of the self

Answer 1

MATERIAL COMPONENTS
BODY
CLOTHES

Question 2

I shop therefore i am: i have therefore i am
It is not what we think but…

Answer 2

BARBARA KRUGER

Question 3

Consumer culture is…

Answer 3

Culture of consumption
Culture of market society
Universal and impersonal
….

Question 4

Why do people shop?
Men - mission, women - discovery.
Pleasure seeking organism(—), have needs(—), conditioned(—,—), motivated(—).
Determines race, culture, gender, etc.

Answer 4

BIOLOGICAL
PSYCHOLOGICAL
SOCIOLOGICAL

Question 5

Human desire to acquire products and goods in excess of one’s basic needs.

Answer 5

CONSUMERISM

Question 6

Problems with consumerism

Answer 6

Intrusive
Manipulative
Unsustainable
Restrict our choices and lives

Question 7

Could become extinct due to climate change.

Answer 7

37% of species

Question 8

Think for yourself and be skeptical.
Think about what really matters.

Answer 8

EXERCISE INTELLECTUAL INDEPENDENCE
CONSUME LESS, LIVE MORE