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voluntary simplicity: Encyclopedia - Simplicity

Simplicity is the property, condition, or quality of being simple or un-combined. It often connotes beauty. Simple things are usually easier to explain and understand than complex ones. Simplicity is freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort. According to Occam's razor, all other things being equal, the simplest theory is the most likely to be true — hence the importance of the concept of simplicity in epistemology. Accor ...

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voluntary simplicity: Encyclopedia II - Affluenza - Affluenza in America The American middle class is often criticized for never being satisfied. People are constantly wanting new things and are never satisfied with what they have. Affluenza ties into the criticisms that there is a superabundance of popular culture and such. Consumerism has been criticized by many groups in America ranging from the hippies of the 1960s to religous groups in the 1990s. Affluenza is sinking into American popular culture. A 2002 Sheryl Crow song features the line "it's not having what you want. It's wanting what you've ...

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voluntary simplicity: Encyclopedia - Affluenza

Affluenza is a term used by critics of consumerism. It is a portmanteau word formed by the contraction of affluence and influenza. Sources define this term as follows:- affluenza, n. a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more. (de Graaf, 2002) affluenza, n. 1. The bloated, sluggish and unfulfilled feeling that results from efforts to keep up with the Joneses. 2. An epidemic of stress, overwork, waste and indebtedness caused by dogged pursuit of the American Dream. 3. An unsustai ...

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voluntary simplicity: Encyclopedia - Community-based economics

Community-based economics or just community economics encourages local substitution and a rejection of outside energy subsidy and coercion. It is most familiar from the lifeways of those practicing voluntary simplicity, including traditional Mennonite, Amish, and modern eco-village communities. However, it is also increasingly a priority in urban economics, where moral p ...

voluntary simplicity: Encyclopedia - Simple living

Simple living (similar but not identical to voluntary simplicity or voluntary poverty) is a lifestyle individuals may pursue for a variety of motivations, such as spirituality, health, or ecology. Others may choose simple living for reasons of social justice or a rejection of consumerism. Some may emphasize an explicit rejection of "western values", while others choose to live more simply for reasons of personal ...

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voluntary simplicity: Encyclopedia - VS

VS or vs may stand for: Valais, a canton of Switzerland Valley and Siletz Railroad (AAR reporting mark VS) versus Voluntary simplicity VS., the album by Mission of Burma Vs., the album by Pearl Jam The IATA airline designator for Virgin Atlantic Airways VS, abbreviation of Very Special, a classification of cognac, where the youngest brandy is at least 2 years old VS, abbreviation for Microsoft Visual Studio VS, abb

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voluntary simplicity: Encyclopedia - Lohas

LOHAS is an acronym for Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability - a $227 billion market segment in the U.S. alone but worldwide in its extent. It aligns with those who espouse New Age belief but extends also into the environmentalist movement and Complementary and alternative medicine. It describes a marketplace for goods and services which appeal to consumers who value:- health, the environment, social justice, personal develop ...

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voluntary simplicity: Encyclopedia - Appropriate technology

Appropriate technology in a most basic sense means suitable technology. In practice, it is often something that might be described as using the simplest and most benign level of technology that can effectively achieve an intended purpose. Definitions differ, however, among those theorists, writers, and practitioners who use the term. The term has often, though not always, been applied to the predicaments of developing nations or underdeveloped rural areas of industrialized ...

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voluntary simplicity: Encyclopedia - Ammon Hennacy

Ammon Hennacy (July 24, 1893 - January 14, 1970) was a pacifist, Christian anarchist, vegetarian, social activist, member of the Catholic Worker Movement and was known for establishing the "Joe Hill House of Hospitality" in Salt Lake City, Utah and never paying taxes. Ammon Hennacy - Biography. Hennacy was born in Negley, Ohio to Quaker parents and grew up as a Baptist. On hearing Billy Sunday preach in 1909 he became an atheist and shortly afterward became a socialist. He studied for a year at three differ ...

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voluntary simplicity: Encyclopedia - List of lifestyles

The following is a partial list of lifestyles that can be found in the 21st century. For the purpose of this list, lifestyle is defined as any habits of social relations, consumption, dress, and recreation that are important enough to significantly influence the lives of a sector of the population, and hence can be used as a basis of social classification. List of lifestyles - General. Activism Asceticism Modern Primitivism Back to the land Bibliophilia Including:

voluntary simplicity: Encyclopedia - Activism

Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. This action is in support of, or opposition to, one side of an often controversial argument. The word 'activism' is often used synonymously with protest or dissent, but activism can stem from any number of political orientations and take a wide range of forms, from writing letters to newspapers or politicians, simply shopping ethically, rallies and street marches, direct action, or even guerrilla tactics. In the more ...

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voluntary simplicity: Encyclopedia - Poverty

Poverty is the state of being without the necessities of daily living, often associated with need, hardship and lack of resources across a wide range of circumstances. For some, poverty is a subjective and comparative term; for others, it is moral and evaluative; and for others, scientifically established. The principal uses of the term include: Descriptions of material need, including deprivation of essential goods and services, multiple deprivation, and patterns of deprivation over time. Economic circumstances, ...

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voluntary simplicity: Encyclopedia - Abstinence

Abstinence is a voluntary forbearance from indulging an appetite or craving. Most frequently, the term refers to abstention from sexual intercourse, alcohol, or food. The practice can arise from religious prohibitions or practical considerations. It may arise from an ascetical element present in most religions, or from a subjective need for spiritual discipline. It is meant to elevate the believer beyond the normal life of desire, to a chosen ideal, by following a path of renunciation. Because the regimen is a conscious act, fr ...

voluntary simplicity: Encyclopedia - Back to the land

Today, the phrase "back-to-the-land movement" usually refers to a North American social phenomenon of the 1960s and 1970s (which is discussed further, below in this article). This particular back-to-the-land movement was a migration from cities to rural areas that took place in the United States, its greatest vigor being before the mid '70s. Back to the land - A recurring pattern. By way of context, a few things may be usefully said. The American poet/anthropologist Gary Snyder (who is also an amateu ...

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voluntary simplicity: Encyclopedia - Church of God in Christ Mennonite

Church of God in Christ, Mennonite is a Christian group of Anabaptist heritage; a 19th century offshot of the Old Order Mennonite Church. Among Mennonite groups, they are often referred to as Holdeman Mennonites, due to the original leadership of the John Holdeman. In Saskatchewan they are also known as Holderites. Church of God in Christ Mennonite - History. The congregations of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite are descendants of the Anabaptists of the "Radical Refo ...

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voluntary simplicity: Encyclopedia - Green Party United States

In United States politics, the Green Party has been active as a third party since the 1980s. The party first gained widespread public attention during Ralph Nader's presidential runs in 1996 and 2000. The FEC-recognized national committee of the party is the Green Party of the United States (although there remains also a mostly-defunct separate Green national political organization, the Greens/Green Party USA). Unlike Green parties in other nations, Greens in the United States have won elected office mostly at the local level; ...

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voluntary simplicity: Encyclopedia - Prostitution of children

The Optional protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography to the Convention on the Rights of the Child states that the prostitution of children or child prostitution is the practice whereby a child is used by others for sexual activities in return for remuneration or any other form of consideration (Article 2(b)). The remuneration or other consideration ...

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voluntary simplicity: Encyclopedia - 2channel

2channel (2ちゃんねる, pronounced "ni-channeru", 2ch for short) is the largest Internet forum in the world.1 With over 10 million visitors every day (as of 2001), it is gaining significant influence in Japanese society, approaching that of traditional mass media such as TV, radio and magazines. 2channel - Overview. 2ch was opened in 1999 by Hiroyuki Nishimura, known simply as "Hiroyuki" (Including: