We have absolutely no reason to believe that, ... In Chesterton’s terms, materialism is an insane idea precisely because, as ...

The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss, by David Bentley Hart (Yale, 365 pp., $28) Despite what its title seems to promise, this book is not really about “the experience of God ...

Materialism is a very old theory of human behavior, most strongly identified with Marx and Engels. In a recent essay defending the idea, NYU sociologist Vivek Chibber locates its core premise as ...

Materialism has always been a destructive idea and it stands no chance against the superstition of humanity who knows the game is rigged even if the details are wrong.

In trying to understand why materialism undermines our pursuit of happiness, scientists have zeroed in on the fact that more materialistic people report particularly low levels of gratitude. Earlier ...

Modern Materialism. In some ways, the gold diggers' rampant materialism was understandable, since they were living at a time of great poverty, and for many of them gold digging seemed to offer an ...

Thus, materialism, with her sisters scientism and utilitarianism, turns out to be not just three ugly sisters, but three monstrous gorgons who will (in the name of usefulness and the right price ...

Spiritual materialism is that process by which the ego grasps at the accomplishments and progress of the self upon the spiritual path; an act by which its very nature denies the Self. As soon as ...