Alienation
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A Radical Cure: Hannah Arendt & Simone Weil on the Need for Roots
Article In this article, Remer draws on the philosophies of Hannah Arendt and Simone Weil to argue that the modern world...
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Existentialism Is a Humanism
The description for this book is as follows: "It was to correct common misconceptions about his thought that Jean-Paul Sartre,...
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Hegel & Labour
Other In this talk by Paul Ashton, he lays out Hegel's view of labor and it application to today. Hegel, according...
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Karl Marx on Alienation
Video In this video, BBC Radio explains Marx's views on alienation. According to Marx, authentic work is what makes us human....
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Loving Your Job Is a Capitalist Trap
Article In this article, Erin A. Cech claims that the pandemic forced Americans to reflect on their satisfaction with their work lives, prompting...
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The Human Condition
Book The description for this book is as follows: "A work of striking originality, The Human Condition is in many respects more relevant...
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The Need for Roots brought home the modern era's disconnection with the past and the loss of community
Article In this article, Mishra connects Simone Weil's concept of uprootedness to her own experiences moving to a Himalayan village. Uprootedness...
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The Return of Work in Critical Theory: Self, Society, Politics
Book In this book, the authors explore what work is and why it is significant for us as people. They begin...
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The Semplica-Girl Diaries
Fiction In this short fiction piece, George Saunders writes diary entries from the perspective of a person living in a not-so-distant...
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WORK AND EMANCIPATORY PRACTICE: TOWARDS A RECOVERY OF HUMAN BEINGS’ PRODUCTIVE CAPACITIES
Other The abstract for this paper is as follows: This article argues that productive work represents a mode of human flourishing...