Dans le cadre des activités du Réseau de philosophie du travail, Joshua Preiss (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) offrira une présentation intitulée : « The Moral and Political Importance of Good Jobs ». Pour participer, c’est ici.

Les activités du Réseau de philosophie du travail sont ouvertes aux chercheur.es et aux étudiant.es diplômé.es ayant des intérêts de recherche dans ce domaine. Elles sont organisées par Denise Celentano (denise.celentano@umontreal.ca) et Pablo Gilabert (pablo.gilabert@concordia.ca).

Abstract: This paper connects the political, business, and policy discourse on good jobs with recent philosophy of work, bringing philosophical analysis to bear on a defining moral and political challenge for our time. My teleological account of good jobs provides a normative lens for understanding the economic transformations of wealthy democratic societies the past half century, the crisis of liberal democracy that has resulted from these transformations, and what, at minimum, needs to be done about it. Good jobs, on this account, enable workers to cross a context-relevant threshold of compensation, status, and power. In addition, I argue that a focus on good jobs does not entail fetishizing paid work or endorsing the proliferation of so-called bullshit jobs (despite the fact that the later often provide significant compensation, status, and power). Even those who envision a future with little to no paid labor can recognize a basic moral and political imperative: restoring the promise that through hard work people can build a better life for themselves, their families, and their communities. Good jobs provide the fuel for democratic norms and institutions and give ordinary workers the power they’ll need to secure a free and inclusively prosperous future with less paid work.