The Material Self & The Spiritual Self

The material self (1890)

• William James

• Sigmund Freud

• Aristotle

• James Wills

is the self that consists of the body, clothes, immediate family, home and other things one considers to be his or her own

• the material self

• the physical self

• the material possession

• the culture self

are objects of instinctive preferences that may or may not be related with a person's most practical interests in life

• material possesions

• body

• material self

• primary component

primary component of our material self

• body

• material self

• material possession

• self

credit cards have allowed people to buy goods and avail services even without cash or checks on-hand

• consumer culture

• society culture

• advertisement culture

• modern culture

a major force changing/swaying of consumer options or decisions, influential in shaping how and why people consume goods and services

• advertisement

• endorsement

• significance

• consumer culture

things that are essential for survival

• needs

• wants

• utility

• significance

synonymous to luxury, thing you buy but you can live without

• needs

• wants

• utility

• significance

the practical purpose of the object you own

• needs

• wants

• utility

• significance

the meaning you attach to the object you own

• needs

• wants

• utilitity

• significance