Why do so many successful people continue to work?

My article on the meaning of work—contrasting those who love their work with those who hate it—and asking why that contrast has persisted across millennia.

“Why Work? Our Ages-Old, Always-New Question”

Published as part of a symposium on Mike Rowe of “Dirty Jobs.” At the Reason Papers site.

Related: “What Business Ethics Can Learn from Entrepreneurship,” on how practical success in business connects to virtue ethics. Opening question: What is the moral difference between creating $10,000,000, embezzling $10,000,000 and giving away $10,000,000?

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