傳統經濟學思維告訴我們:「工作即謀生!」
但本書要你跳脫經濟學思維,以跨學科的觀點,
★★《人類大歷史》作者哈拉瑞盛讚!★★
原始社會物資匱乏,人類祖先卻能悠閒過活,
反觀現代社會技術發達,我們卻加班過勞、
是人類主宰工作,還是工作支配了生活?
大量湧現的工作真有存在意義嗎?
我們今天是否為了滿足社會的期待,導致人們為了忙碌而忙碌?
●織雀勤奮築巢、也勤奮拆巢,這看似無意義的工作竟是演化所需?
●狩獵採集者從不擔心糧食匱乏,
●為什麼有人的職業是遛狗?
●古代人習慣把工作轉嫁給水牛和奴隸,
綜觀人類三十萬年的歷史,我們幾乎從來不曾像今天這樣,
■跳脫經濟學思維,以跨學科的觀點,全面解讀人類工作的意義!
人類學家詹姆斯.舒茲曼長年研究狩獵採集民族,他好奇的是,
實際上,人類工作最原本的目的,是為了獲取維持生命所需的能量。
然而,隨著城市興起,人們有多餘精力追求地位、財富與物質享受,
■當工作成為義務,人們卻創造更多無意義的工作,
在作者的觀點中,我們的工作觀長期以來被經濟學家把持,
也就是在這樣的情況下,由於人人都要有工作做,
發明新工作是人類創意的展現,但當科技日新月異,
本書結合人類學、考古學、生物學、
作者簡介
詹姆斯‧舒茲曼(James Suzman)
1970年生於南非。在蘇格蘭聖安德魯斯大學(St. Andrews University)攻讀人類學學位期間,
2001至2004年間,
著有《原始富足》(八旗出版),多篇文章散見於《紐約時報》、《
譯者簡介
葉品岑
哥倫比亞大學東亞語言與文化系碩士。專職翻譯。譯有《古蘭似海》
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