Matches in SemOpenAlex for { <https://semopenalex.org/work/W2602641412> ?p ?o ?g. }
Showing items 1 to 71 of
71
with 100 items per page.
- W2602641412 abstract "The early modern writings of John Locke are important not for their originality or coherence but for what they offer in understanding the ideological grounds of capitalist economics. Locke offers a justification of inequality in terms of the apparently meritocratic idea of equality – not the equality between people but rather the equivalence between the work of each isolated individual and their reward. This justification of inequality in terms of the work of individuals is anchored in a quite specific conception of work, which I call the vulgar concept of work. According to this conception, work is located in the unmediated action of an isolated individual at a particular moment in time and place. While this vulgar concept of work has historically been and today is central in justifying inequality, this concept is radically at odds with the reality of work and also with key moments in Locke’s own writings, in which there are at least four different concepts of work. It is not simply that Locke maintains an indefensible concept of work but rather that there is a certain awareness of this indefensibility in Locke and in the waves of liberal individualists who follow him. In order to navigate these contradictions, and in an effort ultimately to justify inequality at all costs, Locke has recourse to a profound set of metaphysical presuppositions regarding isolation, separation and origin. On the one hand Locke’s concept of work is incoherent and inconsistent. On the other, despite his apparent empiricism and demand for clarity of concepts, Locke’s writings and the politics he bequeathed rest on a fantastic metaphysics that seeks constantly to obscure and discredit the ongoing work of others." @default.
- W2602641412 created "2017-04-07" @default.
- W2602641412 creator A5085098960 @default.
- W2602641412 date "2017-01-01" @default.
- W2602641412 modified "2023-09-27" @default.
- W2602641412 title "The Meanings of Work in John Locke" @default.
- W2602641412 cites W2044597442 @default.
- W2602641412 cites W2481302993 @default.
- W2602641412 cites W2752384816 @default.
- W2602641412 doi "https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52815-1_6" @default.
- W2602641412 hasPublicationYear "2017" @default.
- W2602641412 type Work @default.
- W2602641412 sameAs 2602641412 @default.
- W2602641412 citedByCount "0" @default.
- W2602641412 crossrefType "book-chapter" @default.
- W2602641412 hasAuthorship W2602641412A5085098960 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConcept C111472728 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConcept C118084267 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConcept C138885662 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConcept C144024400 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConcept C158071213 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConcept C162324750 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConcept C17022365 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConcept C17744445 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConcept C182744844 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConcept C198087647 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConcept C199539241 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConcept C21190884 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConcept C36790819 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConcept C94625758 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConceptScore W2602641412C111472728 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConceptScore W2602641412C118084267 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConceptScore W2602641412C138885662 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConceptScore W2602641412C144024400 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConceptScore W2602641412C158071213 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConceptScore W2602641412C162324750 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConceptScore W2602641412C17022365 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConceptScore W2602641412C17744445 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConceptScore W2602641412C182744844 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConceptScore W2602641412C198087647 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConceptScore W2602641412C199539241 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConceptScore W2602641412C21190884 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConceptScore W2602641412C36790819 @default.
- W2602641412 hasConceptScore W2602641412C94625758 @default.
- W2602641412 hasLocation W26026414121 @default.
- W2602641412 hasOpenAccess W2602641412 @default.
- W2602641412 hasPrimaryLocation W26026414121 @default.
- W2602641412 hasRelatedWork W1602806609 @default.
- W2602641412 hasRelatedWork W1986376953 @default.
- W2602641412 hasRelatedWork W1991637314 @default.
- W2602641412 hasRelatedWork W2036657423 @default.
- W2602641412 hasRelatedWork W2048000449 @default.
- W2602641412 hasRelatedWork W2054666481 @default.
- W2602641412 hasRelatedWork W2060418779 @default.
- W2602641412 hasRelatedWork W2064707021 @default.
- W2602641412 hasRelatedWork W2089105527 @default.
- W2602641412 hasRelatedWork W2119397671 @default.
- W2602641412 hasRelatedWork W2140396345 @default.
- W2602641412 hasRelatedWork W2259287716 @default.
- W2602641412 hasRelatedWork W2265897707 @default.
- W2602641412 hasRelatedWork W2334113871 @default.
- W2602641412 hasRelatedWork W2504154716 @default.
- W2602641412 hasRelatedWork W2903749927 @default.
- W2602641412 hasRelatedWork W3125428058 @default.
- W2602641412 hasRelatedWork W3126038087 @default.
- W2602641412 hasRelatedWork W3210276002 @default.
- W2602641412 hasRelatedWork W620742947 @default.
- W2602641412 isParatext "false" @default.
- W2602641412 isRetracted "false" @default.
- W2602641412 magId "2602641412" @default.
- W2602641412 workType "book-chapter" @default.