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Work and Emancipation in the Age of Precarious Labor: Thinking With Habermas and His Critics

Work and Emancipation in the Age of Precarious Labor: Thinking With Habermas and His Critics

Michael R. Welton
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781522560869|ISBN10: 1522560866|EISBN13: 9781522560876
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6086-9.ch004
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Welton, Michael R. "Work and Emancipation in the Age of Precarious Labor: Thinking With Habermas and His Critics." Critical Theory and Transformative Learning, edited by Viktor Wang, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 42-56. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6086-9.ch004

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Welton, M. R. (2018). Work and Emancipation in the Age of Precarious Labor: Thinking With Habermas and His Critics. In V. Wang (Ed.), Critical Theory and Transformative Learning (pp. 42-56). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6086-9.ch004

Chicago

Welton, Michael R. "Work and Emancipation in the Age of Precarious Labor: Thinking With Habermas and His Critics." In Critical Theory and Transformative Learning, edited by Viktor Wang, 42-56. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6086-9.ch004

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Abstract

The domain and status of work in the writings of Jurgen Habermas is highly controversial. Some of his critics accuse him of abandoning the emancipatory potential of non-alienated labor, a central axiom of classical Marxism. After analyzing his critics' arguments, the chapter examines the influential commentary of Axel Honneth. He provides a new philosophical grounding for thinking about emancipation and work. To translate this provocative philosophical argument into practice, the author considers Guy Standing's vision of occupational security and citizenship.

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