WORK AS A SOURCE OF JOY AND HAPPINESS
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WORK AS A SOURCE OF JOY AND HAPPINESS IN CONSUMERIST SOCIETY

Author(s): Joanna Mysona-Byrska
Subject(s): Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: work; happiness and joy; consumption

Summary/Abstract: Work can be a source of human happiness and joy. However, to make this possible, it should fulfil several criteria. In the world of consumption, the most important criteria of a good work is a high salary. The Happiness, which the work can give to a human being, is measured by the content of one’s wallet. A dream work for a consumer is a work which is interesting, well‑ paid, not connected to one place, and giving a lot of free time and freedom. The article shows that such a work is not available for all, and a dream about it makes a regular/average working man unhappy.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 107-118
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish