Where Claxton Falls Short

The Illusions of Consumption Addiction

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  • Joshua Savage

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33043/S.1.1.16-19

Keywords:

philosophy, claxton, consumption addiction

Abstract

Guy Claxton suggests that post-Industrial Revolution westerners are consumption addicts and argues that we must embrace a more frugal and environmentally considerate lifestyle. However, I argue that Claxton’s analysis and solution to consumption addiction does not penetrate far enough. Through Warren’s ecofeminist reasoning and Heidegger’s notion of technology, I show that the anthropocentric assumption inherent in western consumption engenders a destructive and oppressive worldview by creating the illusion that we are justified in subordinating non-human entities.

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Published

2019-09-05

How to Cite

Savage, J. (2019). Where Claxton Falls Short: The Illusions of Consumption Addiction. Stance: An International Undergraduate Philosophy Journal, 1(1), 16–19. https://doi.org/10.33043/S.1.1.16-19

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