The return of work in critical theory : self, society, politics / Christophe Dejours, Jean-Philippe Deranty, Emmanuel Renault, and Nicholas H. Smith.
"The Return of Work in Critical Theory presents a bold new account of the human significance of work and the human costs of contemporary forms of work organization. A collaboration among experts in philosophy, social theory, and clinical psychology, it brings together empirical research with in...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2018]
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| Series: | New directions in critical theory.
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | "The Return of Work in Critical Theory presents a bold new account of the human significance of work and the human costs of contemporary forms of work organization. A collaboration among experts in philosophy, social theory, and clinical psychology, it brings together empirical research with incisive analysis of the political stakes of contemporary work. The Return of Work in Critical Theory begins by looking in detail at the ways in which work today fails to meet our expectations. It then sketches a phenomenological description of work and examines the normative premises that underlie the experience of work. Finally, it puts forward a novel conception of work that can renew critical theory's engagement with work and point toward possibilities for transformation. Inspired by Max Horkheimer's vision of critical theory as empirically informed reflection on the sources of social suffering with emancipatory intent, The Return of Work in Critical Theory is a lucid diagnosis of the malaise and pathologies of contemporary work that proposes powerful remedies." -- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 232 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-221) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0231547188 9780231547185 |