The Double Shift Spinoza and Marx on the Politics of Work

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English | ISBN: 1839767626 | 2024 | 224 pages | EPUB | 340 KB
"This book is a must read for students of contemporary capitalism."

-Kathi Weeks, Duke University
"Why do people fight for their exploitation as if it was liberation?" How Marx and Spinoza can explain our perverse attachment to the indignities of work
In a world of declining wages, working conditions, and instability, the response for many has been to work harder, increasing hours and finding various ways to hustle in a gig economy. What drives our attachment to work? To paraphrase a question from Spinoza, "Why do people fight for their exploitation as if it was liberation?"
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