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Involuntary Simplicity: Changing Dysfunctional Habits of Consumption

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  • Guy Claxton

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Why is it so difficult for ‘voluntary simplicity’ to become truly voluntary ? It is suggested that an important distinction has to be made between beliefs which are ‘espoused’ and those which are ‘embodied’. Certain crucial systems of embodied beliefs constitute traps , in the sense that they set, invisibly, a person's motivational agenda, and bias perception against their own detection. This analysis makes it clear why certain popular forms of campaigning and education are ineffective; and suggests that some methodologies of self-transformation associated with spiritual traditions such as Buddhism may have much to offer the environmental movement.

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  • Guy Claxton, 1994. "Involuntary Simplicity: Changing Dysfunctional Habits of Consumption," Environmental Values, , vol. 3(1), pages 71-78, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envval:v:3:y:1994:i:1:p:71-78
    DOI: 10.1177/096327199400300104
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