How Work Became a Moral Duty: The Origins of the Modern Work Ethic | Elizabeth Anderson

Elizabeth Anderson is one of today’s leading political philosophers and has spent years studying how the work ethic shapes our economy, society, and politics. In her latest book, Hijacked, she explores how hard work, a principle originally intended to advance the virtue of helping others, has been used by parts of society in ways that harm workers. This is the first of a three-part series tracing the history of the work ethic, from its religious roots in Martin Luther and the Reformation to ...