In four short chapters, Cavanaugh first exposes the misleading claims of the free market, arguing freedom must be ordered towards good ends. Absent otherworld’s telos, only the unreasonable power of one will against another remains. Second, he describes consumerism as a spiritual frame of mind that perpetuates a foolish desire for desire itself. Its logic is not a greedy grasping for possessions, but an empty detachment from, producers, production and the products we consume. Third, despite globalizations claim to welcome the local through diversity, differences often gets taken up into the universal gaze of multinational corporations. Finally, Cavanaugh argue that scarcity, the axiom of contemporary economics, is not based on con artists/
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For example, his explanation of the terminology that he used was not very clear. He assumed that the person reading it would understand the meaning of the terms. I am somewhat dissatisfied with his theology of the Church and world. He seems to combine the distinction between them too much at times, the logic of the Eucharist are almost stopping an individual to have the need to grief about something. I can’t always tell if his concept of the Supper actually merges grace and nature or simply brings them into a particular and narrow minded relationship for our time. Likewise, his image of multi-national abuses does not reflect the experience of local managers who care for their workers and seek to work for change for their benefit. He creates an image that most, if not all, businesses neglect their workers. On page 15 in chapter 1 something caught my eye. He claims that “...addiction to shopping claims more than 10 percent of the population, and 20 percent of women”. He only puts emphasis on the women and not the men- the women is the only example. He also has a habit of generalising about the attitude that big business men have towards their workers. There are many companies that respect and care for their workers. He also states that it is wrong to always desire more or to have the best (on page 46 he uses the example of the razor blades. Where one blade is enough but they want to use a razor with 5 blades), but for him to be able to produce this book, he would have used the best and fastest printer to get the job done. Sometimes for work purposes you need the best or better than average equipment to get the job
For example, his explanation of the terminology that he used was not very clear. He assumed that the person reading it would understand the meaning of the terms. I am somewhat dissatisfied with his theology of the Church and world. He seems to combine the distinction between them too much at times, the logic of the Eucharist are almost stopping an individual to have the need to grief about something. I can’t always tell if his concept of the Supper actually merges grace and nature or simply brings them into a particular and narrow minded relationship for our time. Likewise, his image of multi-national abuses does not reflect the experience of local managers who care for their workers and seek to work for change for their benefit. He creates an image that most, if not all, businesses neglect their workers. On page 15 in chapter 1 something caught my eye. He claims that “...addiction to shopping claims more than 10 percent of the population, and 20 percent of women”. He only puts emphasis on the women and not the men- the women is the only example. He also has a habit of generalising about the attitude that big business men have towards their workers. There are many companies that respect and care for their workers. He also states that it is wrong to always desire more or to have the best (on page 46 he uses the example of the razor blades. Where one blade is enough but they want to use a razor with 5 blades), but for him to be able to produce this book, he would have used the best and fastest printer to get the job done. Sometimes for work purposes you need the best or better than average equipment to get the job