Por una ética del consumo

Synopsis of Por una ética del consumo

«Por una ética del consumo» is Adela Cortina's philosophy essay, published by Taurus in paperback (352 pages, in Spanish).

Consumption is not just an economic phenomenon: it structures human relations, identity and social communication. The work analyzes global injustices, the dissatisfaction of affluent societies and environmental deterioration, and proposes an ethical orientation of consumption towards a fairer, freer and more solidary model.

Published on September 4, 2002 in Taurus's Pensamiento collection. Adela Cortina is Professor of Ethics at the University of Valencia and director of the Étnor Foundation.

For those interested in practical philosophy, applied ethics and critique of consumption and globalization, including philosophy students.