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5. The Pros and Cons of Extravagance

© 2016 Princeton University Press, Princeton

© 2016 Princeton University Press, Princeton

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Introduction 1
  4. 1. What is Simplicity? 9
  5. 2. Why simple Living Is Supposed to Improve Us 40
  6. 3. Why Simple Living Is Thought to Make Us Happier 73
  7. 4. Why the Philosophy of Frugality Is a Hard Sell 136
  8. 5. The Pros and Cons of Extravagance 163
  9. 6. The Philosophy of Frugality in a Modern Economy 200
  10. 7. The Environmentalist Case for Simple Living 249
  11. Conclusion 275
  12. Acknowledgments 289
  13. Notes 293
  14. Index 307
The Wisdom of Frugality
This chapter is in the book The Wisdom of Frugality
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400883301-006

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Introduction 1
  4. 1. What is Simplicity? 9
  5. 2. Why simple Living Is Supposed to Improve Us 40
  6. 3. Why Simple Living Is Thought to Make Us Happier 73
  7. 4. Why the Philosophy of Frugality Is a Hard Sell 136
  8. 5. The Pros and Cons of Extravagance 163
  9. 6. The Philosophy of Frugality in a Modern Economy 200
  10. 7. The Environmentalist Case for Simple Living 249
  11. Conclusion 275
  12. Acknowledgments 289
  13. Notes 293
  14. Index 307
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