Frugality and The Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality in Society and the Professions

The Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality in Society and the Professions

Frugality

Name: Frugality
Price: 45.07 GBP
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Author: Luk Bouckaert
ISBN: 9783039111312

Rebalancing Material and Spiritual Values in Economic Life

by Luk Bouckaert, Hendrik Opdebeeck

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322 pages
Publisher: Verlag Peter Lang
15.2 x 22.4 x 2 cm

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This book examines frugality as an ideal and an 'art de vivre' which implies a low level of material consumption and a simple lifestyle, to open the mind for spiritual goods as inner freedom, social peace and justice or the quest for God or 'ultimate reality'. By rational choice we can develop a more frugal and sufficient way of life, but material temptations can always overwrite our ecological, social and ethical considerations. But the spiritual case for frugality is strong enough. Spiritually based frugal practices may lead to rational outcomes such as reducing ecological destruction, social disintegration and the exploitation of future generations.