Species-Beings in Crisis: UBI and the Nature of Work
Marx famously argued that labor, under capitalism, alienates humans from not only the products of their labor, but from their very nature. Further, capitalist labor presents a “double freedom” for the worker that is, of course, anything but free: the freedom to either work for an exploitive boss, or...
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| description | Marx famously argued that labor, under capitalism, alienates humans from not only the products of their labor, but from their very nature. Further, capitalist labor presents a “double freedom” for the worker that is, of course, anything but free: the freedom to either work for an exploitive boss, or to refuse, and starve. UBI would seemingly allow for way out of such a conundrum, but would it also open the door to allow humanity to regain their status as “species-beings”? I explore the idea of UBI as presenting an opportunity for meaningful work and a subversion of the logic of capital. Does UBI indeed grant workers more freedom, or does it merely contribute to the continued denigration of social relations under capital? |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f5a91acf47bb4549b8004098e159523f2022-12-21T23:45:59ZengCultural Studies AssociationLateral2469-40532018-12-017210.25158/L7.2.11http://csalateral.org/issue/7-2/basic-income-species-being-klinger/Species-Beings in Crisis: UBI and the Nature of WorkKimberly KlingerMarx famously argued that labor, under capitalism, alienates humans from not only the products of their labor, but from their very nature. Further, capitalist labor presents a “double freedom” for the worker that is, of course, anything but free: the freedom to either work for an exploitive boss, or to refuse, and starve. UBI would seemingly allow for way out of such a conundrum, but would it also open the door to allow humanity to regain their status as “species-beings”? I explore the idea of UBI as presenting an opportunity for meaningful work and a subversion of the logic of capital. Does UBI indeed grant workers more freedom, or does it merely contribute to the continued denigration of social relations under capital?https://doi.org/10.25158/L7.2.11laborspecies-beinguniversal basic incomework |
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| title | Species-Beings in Crisis: UBI and the Nature of Work |
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