Material Self Flashcards

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Material Self

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Tangible, physical objects, temporary

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William James’ Notion of Material Self

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Spiritual Self
Social Self
Material Self

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Hierarchy of Material Self

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  1. Body: core element of material self
  2. Family: critical part of material self and regarded as the nursery of human nature
  3. Clothes: through clothes, we communicate parts of ourselves
  4. Other properties (Money): the way we acquire goods is based on how much financial freedom that we have.
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Diderot Effect

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States that obtaining a new possession often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things. As a result, we end up buying things that our previous selves never needed to feel happy or fulfilled. One purchase begets another.

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Materialism

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Defined as a want towards acquiring and spending one earthly needs and material desires.

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Consumerism

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An economic and social concept which refers to the acquisitions and purchases of products and services.

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