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Consumerism and the Philosophy of Things: Identity, Status, and Belonging in a World of Goods

Consumerism and the Philosophy of Things: Identity, Status, and Belonging in a World of Goods

Aiguafreda, Quim

Paperback

Series: Philosophy Without Footnotes: Technology & the Human

PhilosophyGeneral Sociology

ISBN13: 9798188306298
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 21 2026
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.67
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
What do our possessions say about us-and how much of that message did we actually choose?

Consumerism and the Philosophy of Things is an accessible, witty exploration of identity, status, freedom, belonging, and the good life in a world overflowing with goods. Moving from shopping baskets and branded water bottles to luxury, advertising, algorithms, tourism, artificial intelligence, and ecological limits, the book reveals the philosophical questions hidden inside ordinary consumption.

Drawing on thinkers including Aristotle, Marx, Kant, Veblen, Adorno, Horkheimer, Debord, Foucault, Fanon, Bourdieu, bell hooks, Mark Fisher, and Kate Soper, it examines how objects become symbols, how brands organize social recognition, how markets turn insecurity into demand, and how consumer choice can coexist with limited control over work, housing, healthcare, time, and production.

The book neither blames individuals for every purchase nor pretends that liberation requires rejecting all possessions. Instead, it asks how things might support flourishing rather than substitute for it-and why ethical shopping alone cannot solve problems created by institutions, ownership, labor systems, and political power.

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