The work ethic, as it is typically used, applies to alientated/alienating work -- I
work hard to get ....
Marx's self-realization was something else.
I just played basketball for 2 hours. I am exhausted. Was my effort a reflection of
my work ethic?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I guess I am a fan of the work ethic, but I thought that was actually a Marxist
>ideal, self-realization through productive labor. But the reason I push markets in
>their place is not that I think they will promote such self-realization, but because
>they help us avoid waste. Even a LaFargian advocate of laziness ought to be against
>waste, if only beacuse it means we would have to work harder and longer for less.
>--jks
>
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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
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