The End of Work: Theological Critiques of CapitalismISBN: 978-1-4051-5892-3
Hardcover
264 pages
October 2007, Wiley-Blackwell
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"John Hughes has written not about work but about the 'end' of
work. But this is the most far-reaching question imaginable in
practical reason. To what end do we exert ourselves at all? What do
we hope to achieve? Through a tour of reading in nineteenth and
twentieth century thinkers that is as subtle and sympathetic as it
is diverse and adventurous he has shown us how the ancient struggle
between the fine and the useful has been played out dramatically in
the post-industrial West, and holds the key to a great deal that we
think of as modernity. Here is an exciting new voice contributing
to the interpretation of our moral predicaments. I cannot imagine
anyone putting Hughes’ book down without having learned
something important." Oliver O'Donovan, University of
Edinburgh
"Its strength lies in its illuminating discussions of a fairly
wide range of writers."
Times Higher Education Supplement