Imagine a world where humans no longer work.
Students would be taught by professor bots, or they could simply play video games all day. Nurse and doctor bots would tend to us when we're ill and automation would grow our food, design our buildings and create our art.
According to UWindsor philosophy professor Jeff Noonan, such an existence would leave us feeling empty because a world without jobs would undermine the relationships that bring meaning to our lives.
Dr. Noonan makes that proposition in his article in the latest edition of the New Statesman. The British publication has launched a popular philosophy column called Agora moderated by UWindsor alumnus Aaron Wendland.
"It's an idea I've been working on for a while," said Noonan of his essay on what he calls "post-work."
"We need to be needed," Noonan said, calling jobs a form of "self-creative activity."
