18 A Tale of Two Citizens
Ronald G. Sultana
Philip Larkin, that mischievous poet from England, starts off one of his poems in his typically provocative style, grumpily asking:
I always liked that poem, even if I have lived a charmed life where work has mostly been a source of satisfaction and serenity, not disgruntlement and despair. Work is one of the quintessential characteristics of humankind, a unifying element that signals a universal identifier of the species: homo faber. And yet, the way work is experienced by individuals and groups within and across ...
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