Pornography. Drunk Drivers. Dehumanization of Work

On first glance, it would seem that Ralph Waldo Emerson's lofty defense of individualism could hardly be used as an argument for the right of the individual to create or purchase pornography as he or she wishes. However, it is the argument here that Emerson would indeed permit the free distribution of pornography. It seems fair to say that Emerson would likely limit the legitimate consideration of pornography in this regard to those works which are consensually entered into by adults and not children, and that the activity does not include anything w

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n't make us more satisfied?" (Schor, 1992, 9). Both agree that there is an addictive and obsessive component to materialism which dehumanizes the human being, the worker, and alienates him or her from the spirit within, from the quality of life, from one another as human beings rather than as units of measurement. In "The Insidious Cycle of Work-And-Spend," Schor writes that the materialistic obsession encouraged by capitalism becomes a "life-cycle process." As a member of such a system grows older, "Possessions like cars and houses become more important. . . . He [becomes] addicted to the accoutrements of affluence" (Schor, 1992, 125). Clearly, increasing leisure time for such an addicted person will not increase the quality of his life, any more than increasing the leisure time of a heroin addict will do anything but increase the time he is thinking of getting his next fix. Schumacher essentially agrees, although his infuriatingly imprecise and freewheeling style and thought process frustrate the reader who wants to understand the ideas coming from such an obviously good heart. His writing reflects his unique humanity, but the reader trying to focus on one aspect of his message must pick through the thicket, discarding the ba
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Approximate Pages = 19 (250 words per page)