CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ONE: WORK AS WE KNOW IT -- Introduction -- The meaning of work -- The work culture -- Education and the work culture -- TWO: PHILOSOPHERS AT WORK ON WORK -- Introduction -- Work and human nature -- The right to meaningful work -- Work and labour -- Challenging centrality -- THREE: WORK AND WELL-BEING -- Introduction -- Human well-being -- Autonomous work -- Heteronomous work -- Towards the activity society -- Distributing work -- FOUR: EDUCATION AND THE FUTURE OF WORK -- Introduction -- Scenario 1: Status quo -- Scenario 2: Beyond the work society -- Education for the activity society -- Clarifying educational aims -- FIVE: EDUCATION AND WORK: VEHICLES OF LEARNING -- Work and learning -- Parents' responsibilities -- Schools and work -- Remaking the school day -- Post-school learning -- Conclusion -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.