Can consumers be wise?: Aristotle speaks to the 21st century

Transformative Consumer Research: For Personal and Collective Well-Being

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 663-680

  Mick, David Glen ^a   Schwartz, Barry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203813256     Document Type: Chapter

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