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Michaelson, Christopher Do We Have to Do Meaningful Work? 2019 Book Chapter Duty to Work, Meaningful Work Meaningful Work, Aristotle, Kant, Well-Being, Autonomy
Citation Michaelson, Christopher 2019 Book Chapter Meaningful Work Aristotle Kant Well-Being Autonomy Duty to Work Meaningful Work

"Do We Have to Do Meaningful Work?"

by Michaelson, Christopher (2019)

Abstract

Not enough people have decent work in the world today. Fewer still have work that they consider to be meaningful. Even among those people who have the power to choose their work, the absence of work that they consider to be meaningful adversely impacts their physical and emotional well-being—and a considerable portion of most adults’ waking hours are spent at work. Accordingly, work is a primary means by which most of us can experience meaningfulness in life. This chapter offers two arguments for why we have a moral obligation to pursue and practice meaningful work, if we have the autonomy to choose it.

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Meaningful Work, Aristotle, Kant, Well-Being, Autonomy

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Duty to Work, Meaningful Work

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