Journal Article
| Time to reevaluate the machine society: post-industrial ethics from an occupational perspective Author: Persson, Dennis and Erlandsson, Lena-Karin Published: 2002, Aug Volume: 9 Issue no: 2 Page number(s): 93-99 |
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| This paper discusses the ethics underlying the occupational
repertoire of the post-industrial citizen, giving attention to
lifestyle phenomena such as increased tempo and quantity
of occupations; manipulation of time, organisms and
environments; decreases in sleep, rest and play etc. In trying
to understand human behavior in the 21st century, an ethical
perspective is delineated and some starting points for a
discussion of ethics from an everyday occupational perspective
are investigated. Using examples from contemporary Western
society, human occupational behavior is described as
imprinted by machine-ethical values. It is argued that since
behavior arising from such values has been little formulated
or observed, it constitutes a substantial risk factor for ill
health and stress. An alternative eco-ethical perspective of
occupation, inspired by Skolimowski the Polish professor of
eco-philosophy, is proposed. The concept of “ecopation” is
introduced as an optional choice denoting occupations that
are performed with concern for the ecological context at a
pace that gives room for reflection and experience of meaning.
The questions raised in this paper may be important for
occupational scientists to more fully understand the implicit
guidelines of contemporary and future occupation and for
occupational therapists taking an active part in future
healthcare.
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