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Consuming Addictions: Ecology, Economics and the Power of Metaphor |
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Author |
Payne, Richard (著)
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Source |
Hsi Lai Journal of Humanistic Buddhism=西來人間佛教學報
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Volume | v.7 |
Date | 2006 |
Pages | 64 - 70 |
Publisher | International Academy of Buddhism, University of the West |
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http://www.uwest.edu/site/
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Location | Rosemead, CA, US [柔似蜜, 加利福尼亞州, 美國] |
Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
Language | 英文=English |
Abstract | Metaphor is fundamental to human thought. In contemporary America the metaphor of addiction is very commonly employed. This metaphoric use entails conceptualizing addiction as existing independently. Addiction may seem compatible with Buddhist analyses of individual behavior, including those behaviors creating the economic and ecological crises. However, such usage substitutes “addiction” for more classic ideas of Buddhist psychology. This paper argues that such usage is at odds with Buddhist thought, attributing to addiction independent agency. Analyzing the economic and ecological situation as an “addiction to consumption” actually reduces the ability to control the activities that constitute destructive consumption. |
ISSN | 15304108 (P) |
Hits | 332 |
Created date | 2014.08.11 |
Modified date | 2022.04.07 |

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