Is work as we know it disappearing? And if so why should we care? These and other questions are explored by Raymond Geuss in this compact but sweeping survey which integrates conceptual analysis, historical reflection, autobiography and social commentary.
Is work as we know it disappearing? And if so why should we care? These questions are explored by Raymond Geuss in this compact but sweeping survey which integrates conceptual analysis, historical reflection, autobiography and social commentary. Geuss explores our concept of work and its origins in industrial production, the incentives and compulsions which societies use to get us to work, and the powerful hold which the work ethic has over so many of us. He also looks at dissatisfaction with work - which is as old as work itself - and at various radical proposals for doing away with it, and at the seemingly irreversible growth of unemployment as a result of mechanisation. His book will interest anyone who wishes to understand the place of work in our world. This new series offers short and personal perspectives by expert thinkers on topics that we all encounter in our everyday lives.
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Raymond Geuss has produced a timely and major contribution to our understanding of the complex reality of work. The book skilfully opens up important new questions whilst thoughtfully re-engaging with the classics. It is also a beautifully written study in which the tortuous, uncertain yet unavoidable place which work takes in all our lives is delicately unpacked with the author's characteristic insightfulness and good humour. Brian O'Connor, University College Dublin
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A survey on the nature of work, integrating conceptual analysis, historical reflection, autobiography and social commentary.
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9 | (6) |
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Physical and Moral Exertion |
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9 | (4) |
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Idleness, Play, Holiday, Retirement |
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13 | (2) |
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15 | (11) |
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Individual and Social Necessity |
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18 | (3) |
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21 | (5) |
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26 | (9) |
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27 | (6) |
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33 | (2) |
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2 The Organisation Of Work |
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35 | (41) |
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35 | (17) |
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35 | (5) |
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40 | (5) |
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45 | (7) |
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Other Ways of Doing Things |
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52 | (24) |
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The Non-existence of Autarchy |
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54 | (5) |
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59 | (5) |
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64 | (6) |
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70 | (3) |
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73 | (3) |
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3 The Anthropology And Economics Of Work |
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76 | (39) |
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76 | (24) |
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78 | (3) |
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81 | (3) |
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84 | (3) |
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87 | (5) |
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92 | (8) |
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100 | (7) |
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Rhythm, Expression, and Drudgery |
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101 | (2) |
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103 | (1) |
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Routine and Incremental Action |
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104 | (3) |
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The Economics of `I and We' |
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107 | (8) |
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Shades of Descartes, Shades of Locke (in the Economy) |
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108 | (2) |
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110 | (1) |
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Edifying and Less Edifying Variants |
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111 | (4) |
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4 Radical Discontent And The Future Of Work |
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115 | (50) |
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Forms of Radical Discontent |
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115 | (18) |
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115 | (6) |
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121 | (7) |
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128 | (5) |
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133 | (30) |
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Automation and Precariousness |
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134 | (6) |
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Outsourcing and Amazonisation |
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140 | (3) |
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143 | (4) |
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147 | (11) |
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158 | (1) |
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Two Stories about the Future |
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159 | (4) |
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163 | (2) |
| Suggested Further Reading |
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165 | (3) |
| Notes |
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168 | (5) |
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Raymond Geuss is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of over a dozen books on political and critical theory, ethics and the history of philosophy, including The Idea of a Critical Theory (Cambridge, 1981), History and Illusion in Politics (Cambridge, 2001), Changing the Subject (2017) and Who Needs a World View? (2020).
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