The Abolition of Work
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The Abolition of Work is a 1985 anarchist essay by Bob Black that critiques wage labor and advocates for a society organized around voluntary play instead of compulsory work.
All labels observed (2)
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| The Abolition of Work canonical | 1 |
| The Abolition of Work and Other Essays | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Abolition of Work Context triple: [Bob Black, notableWork, The Abolition of Work]
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The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life when Robots Rule the Earth
The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life when Robots Rule the Earth is a speculative nonfiction book that explores a future society dominated by brain-emulation-based robots and examines how this transformation would reshape economics, work, and human relationships.
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B.
The Acquisitive Society
The Acquisitive Society is a 1920 book by British social critic R. H. Tawney that offers a moral and economic critique of capitalism and argues for a more socially responsible and egalitarian economic order.
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C.
Illusions of Progress
Illusions of Progress is a political and social critique by Georges Sorel that challenges optimistic beliefs in linear social advancement and rational reform.
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D.
The Conquest of Bread
The Conquest of Bread is a foundational anarchist-communist text by Peter Kropotkin that advocates for a decentralized, cooperative society based on mutual aid and the abolition of private property.
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E.
The Use of Knowledge in Society
The Use of Knowledge in Society is a seminal 1945 essay by economist Friedrich Hayek that argues how dispersed, tacit knowledge makes decentralized market prices superior to central planning in coordinating economic activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Abolition of Work Target entity description: The Abolition of Work is a 1985 anarchist essay by Bob Black that critiques wage labor and advocates for a society organized around voluntary play instead of compulsory work.
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A.
The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life when Robots Rule the Earth
The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life when Robots Rule the Earth is a speculative nonfiction book that explores a future society dominated by brain-emulation-based robots and examines how this transformation would reshape economics, work, and human relationships.
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B.
The Acquisitive Society
The Acquisitive Society is a 1920 book by British social critic R. H. Tawney that offers a moral and economic critique of capitalism and argues for a more socially responsible and egalitarian economic order.
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C.
Illusions of Progress
Illusions of Progress is a political and social critique by Georges Sorel that challenges optimistic beliefs in linear social advancement and rational reform.
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D.
The Conquest of Bread
The Conquest of Bread is a foundational anarchist-communist text by Peter Kropotkin that advocates for a decentralized, cooperative society based on mutual aid and the abolition of private property.
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E.
The Use of Knowledge in Society
The Use of Knowledge in Society is a seminal 1945 essay by economist Friedrich Hayek that argues how dispersed, tacit knowledge makes decentralized market prices superior to central planning in coordinating economic activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anarchist essay
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essay ⓘ political essay ⓘ |
| addresses |
alienation
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bureaucracy ⓘ consumerism ⓘ domination in the workplace ⓘ |
| advocates |
abolition of work
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liberation from wage labor ⓘ self‑directed activity ⓘ society based on voluntary play ⓘ |
| author | Bob Black ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | copyrighted ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
compulsory work
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industrial capitalism ⓘ wage labor system ⓘ work ethic ⓘ |
| genre |
anarchist theory
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political philosophy ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti‑authoritarian
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anti‑bureaucratic ⓘ anti‑industrial ⓘ |
| hasPublicationForm |
book chapter
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pamphlet ⓘ |
| hasReception |
considered a classic of post‑left anarchism
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widely circulated in anarchist circles ⓘ |
| influenced |
anti‑work movement
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contemporary anarchist thought ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
anarchism
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anti‑work philosophy ⓘ play ⓘ wage labor ⓘ work ⓘ |
| movement | post‑left anarchism ⓘ |
| notableQuote | No one should ever work. ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
anti‑capitalism
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libertarian socialism ⓘ |
| proposes |
radical restructuring of society
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replacement of work with play ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Abolition of Work
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Abolition of Work and Other Essays
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| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
The Abolition of Work and Other Essays