Here's something that has been making the E-mail rounds of late. See if you can identify some of the philosophical underpinnings that could lead to such effects in our culture.
Ideas have consequences.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We have higher incomes.