In this episode of New Ideal, Sam Weaver and Tristan de Liège discuss Atlantic writer Derek Thompson’s idea that Americans are afflicted by a religious obsession with work that he calls “workism” and their view of the role of work in human life.

Among the topics covered:

● Thompson’s view on work and why it's worth talking about;
● Why making work central to one’s life doesn’t entail adopting a religious perspective;
● Understanding what causes burnout and lack of fulfillment in work;
● The Objectivist perspective on work.

Mentioned in this podcast are Ayn Rand’s novels The Fountainhead [[ Ссылка ]] and Atlas Shrugged [[ Ссылка ]], her essay “Causality Versus Duty” [[ Ссылка ]], Gregory Salmieri’s essay “The Act of Valuing (and the Objectivity of Values)” in A Companion to Ayn Rand edited by Allan Gotthelf and Salmieri [[ Ссылка ]], and de Liège’s Ayn Rand University course Philosophical Perspectives on Work [[ Ссылка ]].

This podcast was recorded on November 7, 2024, and released on November 20, 2024. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcast. Watch archived podcasts here.

0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:55 Thompson’s view of work
0:11:45 Work as a central value doesn’t entail a religious perspective
0:22:16 Causes of burnout and lack of fulfillment in work
0:33:48 The Objectivist view of work



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