Journal article
The Ethical Dimension of Work: A Feminist Perspective
Hypatia, v 20(2), pp 119-134
01 Apr 2005
Abstract
My contribution intends to show that the traditional philosophical concept of work (Marx, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Marcuse, Arendt, Habermas, and the rest) leaves out a crucial dimension. Work is reduced, for example, to the interaction with nature, the problem of recognition, or economic self-preservation. But work also establishes an ethical relation having to do with the needs of others and to the common good-a view of work that should be of particular interest for feminist and gender philosophy. This dimension makes visible, as socially necessary work, the so-called reproductive sphere pertaining to giving birth and raising children, but it also generalizes the aspect of care, which plays a significant role in traditional woman's work. The ethical relation to the other is a characteristic feature of human work and in this sense, the possibility of working is a part of a good life.
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- Title
- The Ethical Dimension of Work: A Feminist Perspective
- Creators
- Sabine GürtlerAndrew F. Smith
- Publication Details
- Hypatia, v 20(2), pp 119-134
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- English and Philosophy
- Other Identifier
- 991021013176204721