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Work ethic is a belief that work and diligence have a moral benefit and an inherent ability, virtue or value to strengthen character and individual abilities. [1] Desire or determination to work serves as the foundation for values centered on the importance of work or industrious work.
Many thinkers have critiqued and wished for the abolishment of labour as early as in Ancient Greece. [1] [10] [11] [12] An example of an opposing view is the anonymously published treatise titled Essay on Trade and Commerce published in 1770 which claimed that to break the spirit of idleness and independence of the English people, ideal "work-houses" should imprison the poor.
For more information on the subject check the Wikipedia article critique of work, and or Refusal of work. Pages in category "Critics of work and the work ethic" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total.
Literature critical of work and the work ethic (21 P) R. Refusal of work (14 P) T. Theatre critical of work and the work ethic (2 P) W. Work–life balance (1 C, 20 P)
Productivism or growthism is the belief that measurable productivity and growth are the purpose of human organization (e.g., work), and that "more production is necessarily good". Critiques of productivism center primarily on the limits to growth posed by a finite planet and extend into discussions of human procreation, the work ethic , and ...
We're doing the work of 2-3 people now." Meanwhile, another person put the blame on young people for going to college, saying, "yall go get these stupid degrees that don't get good paying jobs ...
Refusal of work is behavior in which a person refuses regular employment. [1] As actual behavior, with or without a political or philosophical program, it has been ...
Workism is a term describing excessive devotion to work ethic, so much that it defines a person's purpose in life. The term was coined by American journalist Derek Thompson, in a 2019 article for The Atlantic magazine. [1] [2] [3]