OBJECTIVE In this postmodern society, people tend to abandon conventional medicine for alternative medical systems, such as acupuncture. What are the reasons for this defiance regarding modern rationality and individualist success? Who turns to acupuncture? METHODS This study (n=89) examined whether world views opposed to the predominance of rationality (i.e., mistrust of science, spiritualit...

How should the metaphysical hypothesis of materialism be formulated? What strategies look promising for defending this hypothesis? How good are the prospects for its successful defense, especially in light of the infamous ‘‘hard problem’’ of phenomenal consciousness? I will say something about each of these questions. 1. FORMULATING MATERIALISM In seeking a satisfactory formulation of materiali...

This chapter compares two strands of thought that experienced a difficult translation into the French context: new materialism (NM) and gender debates within feminism. In this chapter, I analyse different notions material, materialism, or materiality at stake in various NM approaches. Following this, show socialist feminism, materialist only share rejection postmodernism anti-naturalism. claim ...

The thought of need always occupies an important position in Marx’s theory. Through the literature review thought, we can conclude that it is a central clue running through but also basic category historical materialism. materialism lies people to promote development productive forces. source promoting social development, and targeted activities meet needs are driving force development. In clas...

The consumer satisfaction literature has not, for the most part, integrated individual values into the product evaluation process. Yet a comprehensive understanding of consumer satisfaction can best be attained by including both consumer and product factors. To demonstrate the usefulness of including individual values, this research focuses on one consumer value, namely, materialism. The author...