Can Human Beings Flourish In The Context Of Capitalism And Consumerism?

Question 1

? grants individuals the power to make choices and acquire more products, which drives the ?

Answer 1

Consumerism.

Economy.

Question 2

The creation of a mass market for consumer products has revolutionised ? ?

Answer 2

Western economies.

Question 3

Capitalism is linked to the Protestant work ethic, the idea that hard work, discipline and ? are one aspect of a person’s salvation in the Christian Protestant ? Capitalism incentivises human behaviour because there’s self-interest in the ?

Answer 3

Frugality.
Faith.
Outcome.

Question 4

The problem with ? is that it encourages individuals (and businesses) to pursue ? and become greedy by acting irresponsibly in the pursuit of gain.

Answer 4

Capitalism.

Wealth.

Question 5

The capitalism system reduces the experience of a human life to that of an essential ? ?

Answer 5

Materialistic consumer.

Question 6

Capitalism reduces the way we think about the planet to a collection of natural resources to be ? and acquired, and ? encourages a wasteful approach to the ? we make.

Answer 6

Maximised.
Consumerism.
Products.