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245 00 a| Why work? :b| the perceptions of a "real job" and the rhetoric of work through the ages /c| Robin Patric Clair ... [and others].;

246 30 a| Perceptions of a "real job";

246 30 a| Rhetoric of work through the ages;

300 a| xv, 196 pages ;c| 23 cm;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-189) and index.;

505 0 a| The ontology and history of work. The messy business of defining work; Philosophy and rhetoric of work -- Philosophers, rhetoricians, and activists. Plato and Aristotle: philosophies of labor; Confucius and St. Benedict: spiritual leaders; Adam Smith: the father of capitalism; Karl Marx: a challenge to capitalism; Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois: out of slavery; Mother Jones and Emma Goldman: labor activists; Emile Durkheim: the division of labor; Max Weber: the father of sociology and theorist of bureaucracy; Frederick Winslow Taylor: the father of scientific management; Mary Parker Follett: ahead of her time -- The meaning of work. Why work?: concluding remarks; Why work: an epilogue.;

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700 1 a| Clair, Robin Patric.=| ^A406318;

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Why work? : the perceptions of a "real job" and the rhetoric of work through the ages / Robin Patric Clair ... [and others].

Other author	Clair, Robin Patric.
Format	Book
Publication Info	West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, ©2008.
Description	xv, 196 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subjects	Work--Philosophy. Work--History. Labor--Philosophy. Management--History. Rhetoric--Social aspects.

Portion of title	Perceptions of a "real job"
Portion of title	Rhetoric of work through the ages
Contents	The ontology and history of work. The messy business of defining work; Philosophy and rhetoric of work -- Philosophers, rhetoricians, and activists. Plato and Aristotle: philosophies of labor; Confucius and St. Benedict: spiritual leaders; Adam Smith: the father of capitalism; Karl Marx: a challenge to capitalism; Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois: out of slavery; Mother Jones and Emma Goldman: labor activists; Emile Durkheim: the division of labor; Max Weber: the father of sociology and theorist of bureaucracy; Frederick Winslow Taylor: the father of scientific management; Mary Parker Follett: ahead of her time -- The meaning of work. Why work?: concluding remarks; Why work: an epilogue.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-189) and index.
LCCN	2007001852
ISBN	9781557534545 (alk. paper)
ISBN	1557534543 (alk. paper)

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