Automatic Society - Volume 1, The Future of Work (Paperback, Volume 1)

In July 2014 the Belgian newspaper Le Soir claimed that France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland and the United States may lose between 43 and 50 per cent of their jobs within ten to fifteen years. Across the world, integrated automation, one key result of the so-called data economy , is leading to a drastic reduction in employment in all areas D from the legal profession to truck driving, from medicine to stevedoring. In this first volume of a new series, the leading cultural theorist Bernard Stiegler advocates a radical solution to the crisis posed by automation and consumer capitalism more generally. He calls for a decoupling of the concept of labour (meaningful, intellectual participation) from employment (dehumanizing, banal work), with the ultimate aim of eradicating employment altogether. By doing so, new and alternative economic models will arise, where individuals are no longer simply mined for labour, but also actively produce what they consume. Building substantially on his existing theories and engaging with a wide range of figures D from Deleuze and Foucault to Bill Gates and Alan Greenspan D Automatic Society will appeal to students and scholars across the social sciences and humanities, as well as anyone concerned with the central question of the future of work.

General

Imprint:	Polity Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2016
Authors:	B Stiegler
Dimensions:	230 x 153 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	341
Edition:	Volume 1
ISBN-13:	978-1-5095-0631-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Promotions
LSN:	1-5095-0631-4
Barcode:	9781509506316

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