Author: Andrew Taggart
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The Gift Economy w/ Andrew Taggart
Please enjoy my discussion of the gift economy with participants at The Stoa.
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There Is No Meaningful Work Except Insofar As EVERYTHING Is Meaningful
Step 1: Disentangle Meaning from Work Meaning is something you essentially are. Work is something you happen to do. What you essentially are is not what you happen to do. Therefore, meaning is not work. It follows immediately that work, of any kind, cannot be meaningful. It also follows immediately that “meaningful work” is an…
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Deconstructing Total Work And Finding The Joy Of Being
Step 1: Leave No Stone Unturned Simply examine every conception, every belief, and every feeling you have about the allegedly special value accorded to work and see that it—whatever it is—has no basis, no legs to stand on. Go straight to the heart of the cultural idolatry you’ve inherited. Leave no stone unturned. Don’t let the “fever” you’ve felt in connection…
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Conversational Mysticism: Andrew Taggart & Guy Sengstock
Please watch my very sweet conversation with Guy Sengstock. Linger there and enjoy.
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16.8 Million Americans File For Unemployment: The Fragility of Gainful Employment & The Lie We Call Meaningful Work
Make that 16.8 million Americans! We can either focus on patching a broken system of gainful employment, OR we can start doing philosophy. Why not, right here and now, begin focusing on a plurality of models whose point is to ensure that all people have decent livelihoods? — Andrew J. Taggart (@andrewjtaggart) April 9, 2020…
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 