Review: New Work, New Culture
I came across the work of Fritjhof Bergman in a philosophy podcast several years ago, but only recently got around to reading his book-length treatment… Read More »Review: New Work, New Culture
Nicholas Sheppard
Mixing flourishing with servitude, part 3
Just as I was finishing off my previous entry, two articles on the meaningfulness or otherwise of jobs appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald (3… Read More »Mixing flourishing with servitude, part 3
Mixing flourishing with servitude, part 2
After writing about Josiah Ober’s thoughts on flourishing and servitude last month, I felt something lacking in the account of “service” I gave. Many people,… Read More »Mixing flourishing with servitude, part 2
Mixing flourishing with servitude
The June 2022 edition of IEEE Technology and Society Magazine reprints a speech from Josiah Ober explaining why he thinks human flourishing and servitude are… Read More »Mixing flourishing with servitude
On labour shortages and automation
Last month, the ABC reported that Singaporean organisations had taken to employing robots in response to a shortage of workers previously supplied by migration. A… Read More »On labour shortages and automation