In this episode, I explore how we came to value work so much in our own identities. Having done that, I try to offer a few philosophical ways out in trying to redefine ourselves without work being the center of our lives.
Sources:
Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism: https://amzn.to/2wVuRsa
Arendt, The Human Condition: https://amzn.to/3cwJAZM
Thoreau, "The Last Days of John Brown": https://americanliterature.com/author/henry-david-thoreau/essay/the-last-days-of-john-brown
Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics: https://amzn.to/34MCPjC
