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A right to be lazy? – Part 2
Do we have a right to be lazy? The Right Now Essay Series continues with Jeff Sparrows’s monograph on idleness, rights, and why we ought to work a little harder at working a little less.
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A right to be lazy? – Part 1
Do we have a right to be lazy? The Right Now Essay Series continues with Jeff Sparrows’s monograph on idleness, rights, and why we ought to work a little harder at working a little less.
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