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How does our work ethic impact the environment?

Kate Soper, philosopher

The business-as-usual work week significantly affects how people structure their lives. Environmental philosopher Kate Soper takes this observation a step further, reflecting on some of the effects on the environment of compartmentalizing and organizing our societies according to the paradigms of work and leisure, production and consumer culture.

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Bifrost gratefully acknowledges the leadership of the Sigtuna Foundation and the research network NIES for all their valuable support and work behind the scenes that helped make the interview excerpted in this video possible. Grateful acknowledgment is also made to Sigtunastiftelsen, where the interview was filmed.

How does our work ethic impact the environment?

The business-as-usual work week significantly affects how people structure their lives. Environmental philosopher Kate Soper takes this observation a step further, reflecting on some of the effects on the environment of compartmentalizing and organizing our societies according to the paradigms of work and leisure, production and consumer culture.

Credit: Hartman, Steven, Peter Norrman, Anders Birgersson and Kate Soper. How Does Our Work Ethic Impact the Environment? Originally published in bifrostonline.org, 30 November 2017 (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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