The Right to be Lazy

Ali İskender

The Right to be Lazy

Abstract

The book “The Right to be Lazy” was written by Paul Lafargue and was first published in 1883. Paul Lafargue was born in Cuba in 1842 and is a French thinker, economist and journalist. Lafargue married Karl Marx's daughter, Laura, and his views were influenced by Marxist ideas. The book titled The Right to be Lazy presents the working spirit, social morality and order of its period to the readers with a descriptive narrative. The author conveys his ideas to the reader with examples and humorous expression. In fact, the author is not against working, but rebels against working hours being far above human conditions. In this book, the author criticizes the sanctification of work and presents a discourse against the Christian morality, economists and free thought ethics of the period.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Political Economy Theory

Journal Section

Book Review

Authors

Ali İskender ^*
0000-0003-2753-1242
Türkiye

Publication Date

July 26, 2025

Submission Date

April 15, 2025

Acceptance Date

June 24, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Number: 101

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA82ND84RS

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APA

İskender, A. (2025). The Right to be Lazy. Reforma, 101, 33-35. https://izlik.org/JA82ND84RS

AMA

1.İskender A. The Right to be Lazy. Reforma. 2025;(101):33-35. https://izlik.org/JA82ND84RS

Chicago

İskender, Ali. 2025. “The Right to Be Lazy”. Reforma, nos. 101: 33-35. https://izlik.org/JA82ND84RS.

EndNote

İskender A (July 1, 2025) The Right to be Lazy. Reforma 101 33–35.

IEEE

[1]A. İskender, “The Right to be Lazy”, Reforma, no. 101, pp. 33–35, July 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA82ND84RS

ISNAD

İskender, Ali. “The Right to Be Lazy”. Reforma. 101 (July 1, 2025): 33-35. https://izlik.org/JA82ND84RS.

JAMA

1.İskender A. The Right to be Lazy. Reforma. 2025;:33–35.

MLA

İskender, Ali. “The Right to Be Lazy”. Reforma, no. 101, July 2025, pp. 33-35, https://izlik.org/JA82ND84RS.

Vancouver

1.Ali İskender. The Right to be Lazy. Reforma [Internet]. 2025 Jul. 1;(101):33-5. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA82ND84RS