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Work and Emancipation in the Age of Precarious: Engaging Habermas and His Critics

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  • Michael R. Welton

    (Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada)

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The domain and status of work or purposive-rational action in the writings of Jurgen Habermas is highly controversial. Some of his critics accuse him of abandoning the emancipatory potential of non-alienated labor, a central axiom of classic Marxism. This article analyzes his critics' arguments before taking up the influential commentary of Axel Honneth. His arguments are of significance for adult educators: he reinstates, modestly, the emancipatory potential of the organization of production by discovering a philosophical and moral grounding of this provocative proposal.

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  • Michael R. Welton, 2014. "Work and Emancipation in the Age of Precarious: Engaging Habermas and His Critics," International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology (IJAVET), IGI Global, vol. 5(2), pages 60-73, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:javet0:v:5:y:2014:i:2:p:60-73
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