Le droit à la paresse : réfutation du droit au travail de 1848

Le droit à la paresse : réfutation du droit au travail de 1848 by Paul Lafargue is a political-economic essay and socialist polemic written in the late 19th century. It challenges the capitalist cult of work and the liberal “right to work,” instead advocating the right to leisure as a foundation for human flourishing. The book denounces the moral, religious, and economic glorification of labor, arguing that overwork degrades bodies and minds, ...