Counterpoint: work as the essence of man? What is work about?

Abstract

In this article, the author wonders whether work is the essence of man. His answer is negative. Many other attributes such as language, leisure, religion, war are parts of the mankind essence. However, work occupies an important place in the human life in our modern societies. Now, what is work about? The author tries to give an answer to this question and proposes the conditions which should be respected if one wants that work does not continue to be the most obvious sign of human alienation.