LEADER 03078nam 2200457 450 001 9910484916403321 005 20230629234738.0 010 $a981-15-9263-2 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-15-9263-8 035 $a(CKB)4100000011568958 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6388683 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-15-9263-8 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011568958 100 $a20210306d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 12$aA brief history of creative work and plutonomy $erethinking the modern thought-history of work and life /$fMathew Varghese 205 $a1st ed. 2021. 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cSpringer,$d[2021] 210 4$dİ2021 215 $a1 online resource (XXXIX, 243 p. 1 illus.) 311 $a981-15-9262-4 330 $aThis book discusses the influence of creative work on human life, and the role it has played in shaping human civilization since antiquity. To do so, it analyzes the history of thought on creative work from three civilizations: Greek, Indian, and Chinese, as well as contemporary neurological studies on consciousness. According to the classical Greeks, humans are instinctively predisposed to use creative work to gain truth, wisdom and happiness; the Indians consider that Dharma (duty, morality, etc.) can be achieved only through work (karma); and for the Chinese, creative work is needed to attain the supreme wisdom (Dao). Modern studies on consciousness show that our brain creates a personal self-model (ego tunnel) when we learn things creatively, and developing such skills provides lifelong protection for the brain. In the 21st century, human involvement in creative work is declining as we use mechanized systems to gain more and more profit, but the wealth falls into the hands of the few superrich: the Plutonomy. As creative work is taken over by AI systems, human work is reduced to operating those machines, and this in turn leads to an exponential growth in the number of part-time workers (Precariat). The declining value of human life today is a consequence of this change in society. Further, reducing creative work means we have no way to distribute wealth, nor do we have any means to address problems like the lack of enthusiasm in the young; the health crisis due to lack of physical activity; or the environmental crisis due to the high demand for energy to run mechanized systems. This book explores these issues. 606 $aCreative ability$xPhilosophy 606 $aCreation (Literary, artistic, etc.)$xHistory 606 $aQuality of work life 615 0$aCreative ability$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aCreation (Literary, artistic, etc.)$xHistory. 615 0$aQuality of work life. 676 $a158.705 700 $aVargi?s$b Ma?tyu$01074291 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910484916403321 996 $aA brief history of creative work and plutonomy$92572211 997 $aUNINA