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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Lars SvendsenPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.380kg ISBN: 9781138194083ISBN 10: 1138194085 Pages: 172 Publication Date: 24 December 2015 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition Introduction 1. From curse to vocation: a brief history of the philosophy of work 2. Work and meaning 3. The distribution of work 4. Work and leisure 5. Being managed 6. Getting paid 7. Work in an age of affluence 8. Work and globalization 9. The end of work? 10. Life and work Further reading Bibliography IndexReviewsPraise for the first edition: 'Svendsen’s unique strength is to write on a solid foundation of philosophical insight, and this is in itself a reason to buy, read and let your thoughts fly with Work.' - Poul Aarøe Petersen, Politiken, Denmark 'On merely 150 pages this book gives an accessible and entertaining introduction to some of the most fundamental questions that have been discussed regarding the subject that humans have spent the most time on in all historical periods: work.' - Ingar Kaldal, Salongen, Norway Praise for the first edition: 'Svendsen's unique strength is to write on a solid foundation of philosophical insight, and this is in itself a reason to buy, read and let your thoughts fly with Work.' - Poul Aaroe Petersen, Politiken, Denmark 'On merely 150 pages this book gives an accessible and entertaining introduction to some of the most fundamental questions that have been discussed regarding the subject that humans have spent the most time on in all historical periods: work.' - Ingar Kaldal, Salongen, Norway Praise for the first edition: 'Svendsen s unique strength is to write on a solid foundation of philosophical insight, and this is in itself a reason to buy, read and let your thoughts fly with Work. ' - Poul Aaroe Petersen, Politiken, Denmark 'On merely 150 pages this book gives an accessible and entertaining introduction to some of the most fundamental questions that have been discussed regarding the subject that humans have spent the most time on in all historical periods: work.' - Ingar Kaldal, Salongen, Norway Author InformationLars Svendsen is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Bergen, Norway. He is the author of A Philosophy of Boredom (2005), Fashion: a Philosophy (2006), A Philosophy of Fear (2008), A Philosophy of Evil (2010), and A Philosophy of Freedom (2014). His books have been translated into twenty-seven languages. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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