Specifically human
Human work and care in the age of machines
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21259424 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marta Bertolaso (0000-0003-2241-7029, Department of Science and Technology and Biotechnology), Marta Rocchi (0000-0003-4668-7445, Dublin City University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 888-898 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2694-6416 • E-ISSN: 2694-6424 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/beer.12281 |
| OpenAlex | W3015492610 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 24 |
This paper aims to show how the frequently asked question about the future of work, that is, whether human beings are going to be replaced by machines and robots, arose, and why the way such question is posed is inadequate to account for the human and social value of care professions. We discuss how the dimensions entailed in care professions are specifically human and argue that any kind of human work actually reflects them (and will reflect them in the future), irrespective of the impact of technological changes. The present argument also aims to unveil the extent of the effects of the postmodern epistemological crisis regarding the concept of work, to reformulate the question about the future of human work, and to offer a characterization of care as a specific component of human work in the age of machines
Care work · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Human values · Non-human · Postmodernism · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Engineering · Ethics and Social Impacts of AI · Medicine · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations · Philosophy · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |