The fragmented and diffuse city Today: From the emotional city to the town of satisfaction.

• Román Alcalá, Ramón ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Granada

     Universidad de Granada

     Granada, España

     
• Localización: Contexto: Revista de la Facultad de Arquitectura Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, ISSN 2007-1639, Vol. 8, Nº. 9, 2014 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Septiembre 2014 - Febrero 2015), págs. 5-8
• Idioma: español
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  • The article is not an attempt to return to old positions; it does not seek the lost paradise of feelings and sentiments that comprehend human relationships, but it does hope to scratch below the surface of consumption that shrouds the city today. Since the time of the ancient Greeks, one of the fundamental aims of philosophers has been to attain happiness. Today, however, that purpose is threatened. Happy people do not consume, but suffering, what is known in the advertising jargon as "post-shopping depression" has become the raw material for consumption.