Not Suitable for WorkÖdül Bozkurt, Brian O'Connor (University College Dublin), Judy Wajcman
March 6, 2021, 6:00am - 7:00am
Forum for Philosophy
New Academic Building, LSE
London WC2A 2AE
United Kingdom
Organisers:
London School of Economics
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When it comes to work, is less more? Bertrand Russell wrote that ‘immense harm is caused by the belief that work is virtuous’. In more recent times, organisations from Microsoft to the Wellcome Trust have experimented with a four-day week, and advocates argue that shorter working weeks will solve everything from unemployment to the gender pay gap. Ödül Bozkurt, Brian O'Connor, and Judy Wajcman discuss whether work is making us bad citizens and unhappy humans.
Speakers
- Ödül Bozkurt, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Future of Work Hub, University of Sussex
- Brian O'Connor, Professor of Philosophy, University College Dublin
- Judy Wajcman, Anthony Giddens Professor of Sociology, LSE
Chair
- Sarah Fine, Fellow, Forum for Philosophy & Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, KCL
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