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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
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Author(s): Michael R. Welton (Athabasca University, Canada)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 15
Source title: Critical Theory and Transformative Learning
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Viktor Wang (Grand Canyon University, USA)
DOI: 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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