Interpretation of the crisis phenomena in the work life of the today human
https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6401-2020-2-34-46
Abstract
In the article, interdisciplinary approach is introduced to interpret the process of de-actualization of the classical notion of the work ethic, caused by various crisis phenomena in the life of the today working human that emerged with the beginning of post-industrialization processes and continue to intensify today.
Traditional idea of work ethic lost its former attractiveness, and its basic principles are no longer able to perform their basic function of justifying the mode of action for the working individual. To understand such crisis phenomena as psychological discomfort, experienced by some workers, it is proposed to analyze a social request formed in the developed countries in regard of the work content and expected work results. The author’s working hypothesis is that there is no objective criteria of the “smart”/”stupid” work, “human”/”non-human” labour, and its subjective status can be determined only by personal satisfaction/dissatisfaction of an individual.
About the Author
Yu. A. Sergeeva
Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yunona A. Sergeeva, postgraduate student
bld. 6, Miusskaya Sq., Moscow, 125993
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Sergeeva Yu.A. Interpretation of the crisis phenomena in the work life of the today human. RSUH/RGGU BULLETIN. Series Philosophy. Social Studies. Art Studies. 2020;(2):34-46. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6401-2020-2-34-46
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