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The Great Transformation. The Formulation of New Models
The authors start from Einstein’s thought according to which present problems
cannot be solved with the same mind that generated them. In other words, a new approach
is needed. It is shown that the need of change was highlighted also at the World Economic
Forum of Davos (January 2014). The change of mentality determines, in the opinion of the
authors, a chain reaction: change – expectations – attitudes – behavior – performances.
Evolution always supposes a change. Leads of economy, politicians, entrepreneurs
supported the need of adopting new development models, on the b
Consumerism and exclusion in a throw-away culture
Various sources draw our attention to contemporary problems such as irrational use of
resources, pollution, and, even more alarming, the application of the market logic to human
relations. Given this unfolding, we ask ourselves if the prevailing economic model has a human
purpose. We show that consumerism, as an important feature of nowadays lifestyle, generates
corruption, squandering, and addictions, which in turn lead people to an existential void, as
psychiatrist Viktor Frankl put it. This being the status, we argue for a leap of conscience – a
thorough consideration of how we act now and how we should behave if we want to maintain the
various balances that make possible life on Earth