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  1. 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...

  2. How Far Did Plato And Xenophon Support The Division Of Labour?

    Article In this article, Sena Özyapı discusses the ancient roots of Adam Smith's idea of division of labor. She focuses on two...

  3. Plato's Best (And Worst) Ideas

    Video In this video, TED-Ed lays out in broad terms the main ideas of Plato, and some of the consequences (good...

  4. The Division of Labor

    Video In this video, Dr. van Heerikhuizen explains the impact of the division of labor, drawing on the first chapter of Adam...

  5. The ethical foundations of economics in ancient Greece, focusing on Socrates and Xenophon

    Other The abstract for this research article is as follows:  Purpose Economics had a strong linkage to ethics up to the...

  6. 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...

  7. Why Is Work so Boring?

    Video In this video, the School of Life argues that many people find work boring because they are forced to specialize....

  8. Women’s unpaid work must be included in GDP calculations: lessons from history

    Article In this article, Luke Messac argues that unpaid houshold labor should be included in calculations of GDP. Gross Domestic Product is a...