Meaningful Work and Market Socialism Revisited
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8109514 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard J Arneson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 139-151 |
| Publication date | 2009-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Analyse & Kritik (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0171-5860 • E-ISSN: 2365-9858 |
| Publisher | De Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/auk-2009-0109 |
| OpenAlex | W2400184211 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 1 |
If the economy consisted of labor-managed firms, so the workplace is democratic, and in addition the benefits and burdens of economic cooperation were shared equitably and the economy operated efficiently, might there still be a morally compelling case for further intervention into economic arrangements so as to increase the degree to which people gain meaningful or satisfying work? ‘No!’, answers a 1987 essay by the author. This comment argues against that judgment, on the ground that morally required perfectionism or paternalism or simple fairness to the worse off might demand such intervention. It is plausible to hold the good life includes meaningful work, and that what we fundamentally owe one another is a fair distribution of good quality of life. However, this comment also takes issue with Russell Keats’s argument against Arneson in his essay in this issue of this journal
Argument (complex analysis · Capitalism · Democracy · Economics · Epistemology · Intervention (counseling · Law and economics · Market economy · Neoclassical economics · Paternalism · Perfectionism (psychology · Political science · Positive economics · Simple (philosophy · Socialism · Sociology · Work (physics · Employment and Welfare Studies · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Psychology · Theology and Philosophy of Evil · Law · Philosophy · Social Psychology
Automation, unemployment, and insurance
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
Justice in Hiring
The Normative and Cultural Dimension of Work
The Importance of Others
The Future of Work
Work, Rest, Play… and the Commute
Background Justice over Time
Fieldwork in Political Theory
Moving Towards a Capability for Meaningful Labor
Contributive Justice
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,85 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2024 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |