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The Return of Work in Critical Theory

Self, Society, Politics

By: Christophe Dejours,Jean-Philippe Deranty,Emmanuel Renault,Nicholas H. Smith

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The Return of Work in Critical Theory

Self, Society, Politics

By: Christophe Dejours,Jean-Philippe Deranty,Emmanuel Renault,Nicholas H. Smith

From John Maynard Keynes’s prediction of a fifteen-hour workweek to present-day speculation about automation, we have not stopped forecasting the end of work. Critical theory and political philosophy have turned their attention away from the workplace to focus on other realms of domination and emancipation. But far from coming to an end, work continues to occupy a central place in our lives. This is not only because of the amount of time people spend on the job. Many of our deepest hopes and fears are bound up in our labor—what jobs we perform, how we relate to others, how we might flourish. The Return of Work in Critical Theory presents a bold new account of the human significance of work and the human costs of contemporary forms of work organization. A collaboration among experts in philosophy, social theory, and clinical psychology, it brings together empirical research with incisive analysis of the political stakes of contemporary work. The Return of Work in Critical Theory begins by looking in detail at the ways in which work today fails to meet our expectations. It then sketches a phenomenological description of work and examines the normative premises that underlie the experience of work. Finally, it puts forward a novel conception of work that can renew critical theory’s engagement with work and point toward possibilities for transformation. Inspired by Max Horkheimer’s vision of critical theory as empirically informed reflection on the sources of social suffering with emancipatory intent, The Return of Work in Critical Theory is a lucid diagnosis of the malaise and pathologies of contemporary work that proposes powerful remedies.

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Columbia University Press

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Psychopathology of Work

Clinical Observations

By: Christophe Dejours

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Psychopathology of Work

Clinical Observations

By: Christophe Dejours

This book examines the processes at issue in the onset of psychiatric disorders linked to stress in the workplace. Six clinical observations are presented: an acute psychosomatic decompensation (status asthmaticus); a delirious episode; a dementia-like confusional state; a sexuality disorder; two successive decompensations (one in a victim of workplace harassment and one in her aggressor); and a suicide. Each is explored in detail, from aetiology to treatment, bringing into sharp relief the differences between conventional analysis and the interpretation of material in light of the reference to work. These studies have been written by psychoanalysts and may be used as a training resource for practitioners and students alike. For any professional or researcher involved in the world of work, these observations will offer a deeper understanding of this particular work-related mental pathology which characterises the development of our contemporary society.

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131

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Routledge

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0429918186

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Political Economy of the Firm

Authority, Governance, and Economic Democracy

By: Helena Lopes,Christophe Clerc

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Political Economy of the Firm

Authority, Governance, and Economic Democracy

By: Helena Lopes,Christophe Clerc

An alternative theory of the firm is needed that helps better understand the nature and actual functioning of firms as well as the challenges raised by digital platform firms. In defining firms as economic collective ventures organised by political means, this book offers a “political economy” vision of firms. Specifically, the book provides an authority-based conception of the firm that supplies a theoretical grounding for democratic governance. It is argued that workers must be viewed as actors of the firm, not passive subjects of capital, given that authority is a non-coercive form of power. The book examines authority and subordination from the workers’ perspective and argues that when workers accept authority, it is because they see it as facilitating mutually beneficial cooperation between people with divergent interests. As managerial authority is based on its acceptance by workers, it calls for legitimacy. Neither ownership nor the function that authority performs makes it legitimate. The book shows that legitimacy entails the democratisation of corporate governance, within the framework of “pluralistic companies”, and thus joins the many voices that increasingly question shareholder primacy. The book will be of great interest to researchers and students in economics and law as well as labour professionals, employers, unions, policymakers and anybody interested in economic democracy.

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Taylor & Francis

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1003830447

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Chaos in Nature

By: Christophe Letellier

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Chaos in Nature

By: Christophe Letellier

Chaos theory deals with the description of motion (in a general sense) which cannot be predicted in the long term although produced by deterministic system, as well exemplified by meteorological phenomena. It directly comes from the Lunar theory OCo a three-body problem OCo and the difficulty encountered by astronomers to accurately predict the long-term evolution of the Moon using OC NewtonianOCO mechanics. Henri Poincar(r)''s deep intuitions were at the origin of chaos theory. They also led the meteorologist Edward Lorenz to draw the first chaotic attractor ever published. But the main idea consists of plotting a curve representative of the system evolution rather than finding an analytical solution as commonly done in classical mechanics. Such a novel approach allows the description of population interactions and the solar activity as well. Using the original sources, the book draws on the history of the concepts underlying chaos theory from the 17th century to the last decade, and by various examples, show how general is this theory in a wide range of applications: meteorology, chemistry, populations, astrophysics, biomedicine, et

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World Scientific

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9814374431

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9789814374439

Psychopathology of Work

Clinical Observations

By: Christophe Dejours

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Clinical Observations

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The Return of Work in Critical Theory

Self, Society, Politics

By: Christophe Dejours,Jean-Philippe Deranty,Emmanuel Renault,Nicholas H. Smith

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Self, Society, Politics

By: Christophe Dejours,Jean-Philippe Deranty,Emmanuel Renault,Nicholas H. Smith

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The Return of Work in Critical Theory

The Return of Work in Critical Theory

Psychopathology of Work

Psychopathology of Work

Political Economy of the Firm

Political Economy of the Firm

Chaos in Nature

Chaos in Nature

Psychopathology of Work

Psychopathology of Work

The Return of Work in Critical Theory

The Return of Work in Critical Theory

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