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Manufacturing Personal Happiness

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Oleg Komlik

by Edgar Cabanas‏* Happiness is one of the most pervasive, fast-spreading, and controvertible phenomena of the twentieth century. Grown into an obsessive pursuit, a lucrative industry, and a flawed albeit very popular science, the pursuit of happiness has woven itself … Continue reading →

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Karl Marx on Free Time – Time for the Full Development of the Individual

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Oleg Komlik

To justify the upcoming three-week blogcation, I turned to Karl Marx: “The saving of labour time [is] equal to an increase of free time, i.e. time for the full development of the individual, which in turn reacts back upon the productive … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Karl Marx, labor, leisure, personal well being, public sociology, social movements, welfare | 2 Comments

Erich Fromm: Man is a cog in the vast economic machine

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Oleg Komlik

Erich Fromm: “In capitalism economic activity, success, material gains, become ends in themselves. It becomes man’s fate to contribute to the growth of the economic system, to amass capital, not for purposes of his own happiness or salvation, but as … Continue reading →

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Erich Fromm: Why have we subordinate the economic machine?

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Oleg Komlik

Erich Fromm: “Only if man masters society and subordinates the economic machine to the purposes of human happiness, and only if he actively participates in the social process, can he overcome what now drives him into despair–his aloneness and his … Continue reading →

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The pursuit of #happiness has developed into an oppressive lifestyle that normalizes self-absorption, fosters #consumption, and shapes individuals in the image of the #neoliberalism. Edgar Cabanas discusses his new insightful and eye-opening book, co-authored with Eva Illouz. https://economicsociology.org/2019/10/29/manufacturing-personal-happiness/ #economicsociology #culture
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