The Right to Be Lazy
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The Right to Be Lazy is an 1883 socialist essay by Paul Lafargue that criticizes the work ethic of industrial capitalism and advocates for leisure as a fundamental human right.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
ⓘ
socialist essay ⓘ |
| author | Paul Lafargue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | socialist press ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| describedBySource | socialist theory ⓘ |
| genre | Marxist literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
argument for enjoyment of life
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critique of bourgeois morality ⓘ discussion of machinery and productivity ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation of labor
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critique of capitalist production ⓘ emancipation of the working class ⓘ human fulfillment beyond work ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| influenced |
anti-work philosophy
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critiques of work in the 20th century ⓘ later socialist thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Marx
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scientific socialism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
socialist activists
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working class ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century political literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
critique of work ethic
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industrial capitalism ⓘ leisure ⓘ socialism ⓘ workers' rights ⓘ |
| movement |
Marxism
NERFINISHED
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socialist movement ⓘ |
| notableQuoteAbout | condemnation of the "dogma of work" ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Droit à la paresse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
advocacy of leisure as a right
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critique of Protestant work ethic ⓘ critique of overwork ⓘ critique of wage labor ⓘ support for reduction of working hours ⓘ |
| publicationType | pamphlet ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1883 ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 19th-century industrial society ⓘ |
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