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Description for Work
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important. - Bertrand Russell Work is one of the most universal features of human life; virtually everybody spends some part of their life at work. It is often associated with tedium and boredom, in conflict with the things we would otherwise love to do. The idea of work primarily as a burden was also shared by the philosophers in ancient Greece, who generally regarded work as a curse. And yet research shows that it prolongs life and ... Read more
One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important. - Bertrand Russell Work is one of the most universal features of human life; virtually everybody spends some part of their life at work. It is often associated with tedium and boredom, in conflict with the things we would otherwise love to do. The idea of work primarily as a burden was also shared by the philosophers in ancient Greece, who generally regarded work as a curse. And yet research shows that it prolongs life and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
172
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138194083
SKU
V9781138194083
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About Lars Fredrik Svendsen
Lars Svendsen is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Bergen, Norway. He is the author of A Philosophy of Boredom (2005), Fashion: a Philosophy (2006), A Philosophy of Fear (2008), A Philosophy of Evil (2010), and A Philosophy of Freedom (2014). His books have been translated into twenty-seven languages.
Reviews for Work
Praise for the first edition: 'Svendsen's unique strength is to write on a solid foundation of philosophical insight, and this is in itself a reason to buy, read and let your thoughts fly with Work.' - Poul Aaroe Petersen, Politiken, Denmark 'On merely 150 ... Read more