The Liberating Power of Commercial Marketing

The aim of this article is to explore the impact of commercial marketing on personal autonomy. Several philosophers argue that marketing conflicts with ideals of autonomy or, at best, is neutral to these ideals. After qualifying our concept of marketing and introducing the distinctions between (i) d...

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Authors: Anker, Thomas Boysen (Author) ; Kappel, Klemens (Author) ; Sandøe, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2010
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2010, Volume: 93, Issue: 4, Pages: 519-530
Further subjects:B cultural values
B divergent and convergent marketing
B being an autonomous person
B autonomous agency
B first- and second-order desires
B critical reflection
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