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New Philosophies of Labour: Work and the Social Bond

By Jean-Philippe Deranty , Nicholas H. Smith

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
2011
ISBN
9789004215467, 9004215468
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1664302 bytes)
Series
Social and Critical Theory
Pages
391\392
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2015-05-04 12:25:00

Description

One of the most vexing questions in contemporary political philosophy and social theory concerns the framework within which to undertake a normatively well-grounded, empirically attuned critique of capitalist society. This volume takes the debate forward by proposing a new framework that emphasizes the central anthropological significance of work (its role in constituting human subjectivity) as well as the role work has in the formation of social bonds. Drawing on the philosophy of Hegel and the post-Hegelian tradition of critical social theory, special attention is given to the significance of recognition in work, the problems of misrecognition generated in the present culture of capitalism, and the normative resources available for criticising it.

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