Month: March 2018

• March 29, 2018

  ‘I work therefore I am: why businesses are hiring philosophers’ Guardian Piece

  I’m interviewed in this Guardian piece on philosophy and business. An excerpt: A philosopher can nudge and question, take leaders on uncomfortable journeys, even be a disruptive force – and they should, suggests US-based Andrew Taggart, who consults for organisations in Silicon Valley on how to use philosophy in a practical context. “Doing philosophy as a…
• March 12, 2018

  The 70-hour and Four-day Work Weeks are Both Rooted in Christian Philosophy

  My latest Quartz at Work piece begins: The trend toward intense 70-hour work weeks is well-documented. Yet even as it has become standard in some industries to work until midnight on most weekdays, there’s also a trend in the opposite direction. German union IG Metall recently negotiated an agreement allowing workers to work 28 hours (with adjusted pay) instead of…