| New Philosophies of Labour: Work and the Social Bond Contributor(s): Smith, Nicholas (Editor), Dr Deranty, Jean-Philippe (Editor) |
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ISBN: 900420976X ISBN-13: 9789004209763 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $202.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 331.01 |
| LCCN: 2011035782 |
| Series: Social and Critical Theory |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.6" W x 9.6" (1.70 lbs) 392 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |