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The Concept of Work in the History of European Philosophy: By the Sweat of Your Brow

The Concept of Work in the History of European Philosophy: By the Sweat of Your Brow

Callahan, Gene

Hardcover

Series: Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism

PhilosophyEconomicsManagement

ISBN10: 3031965469
ISBN13: 9783031965463
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Oct 2 2025
Pages: 319
Weight: 1.15
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.80 Depth: 7.90
Language: English
This volume offers a historical overview of philosophical thinking about work in a Western context.

While philosophy has for a long time been interested in the liberative aspects of politics, including justice, liberty or equality, and there are also major philosophical works on the culture of play, the topic of work seems to have escaped philosophy's primary focus. This is surprising as since the middle of the 19th century the world of work has been at the centre of political struggle and social conflict. This collection of essays on how major European thinkers have conceptualised work aims to fill this gap and provides the first concise, yet substantial history of philosophical ideas about work.

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