International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS)
Beyond Growth: Technology, Work, and Time in the Construction of a Social-Ecological Rationality. A Dialogue between Gorz, Latouche, Illich, Sennett, and Winner
Published December 30, 2025 • Vol. 9, Issue 12, pp. 103–109Open Access
DOI: 10.47772/IJRISS.2025.91200010
Abstract
This article proposes a critical and integrated analysis of the perspectives of André Gorz, Serge Latouche, Ivan Illich, Richard Sennett, and Langdon Winner to examine the profound contradictions of capitalist economic rationality and outline the foundations of an alternative social-ecological rationality oriented towards sustainability and autonomy. These thinkers, stemming from distinct intellectual traditions (social philosophy, ecological economics, institutional critique, craftsmanship anthropology, and philosophy of technology), converge on a shared diagnosis: contemporary societies are shaped by a productivist rationality that subordinates human autonomy, ecological sustainability, and cooperative practices to economic accumulation and technological determinism [1, 2].
Keywords: Degrowth, Economic Rationality, Open Technologies
| Journal | International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 2454-6186 |
| Volume / Issue | Volume 9, Issue 12 |
| Pages | 103–109 |
| Publication date | December 30, 2025 |
| DOI | 10.47772/IJRISS.2025.91200010 |
| Publisher | RSIS International |
| License | Open Access |
How to cite this article
Marcelo Fabiàn Amante (2025). Beyond Growth: Technology, Work, and Time in the Construction of a Social-Ecological Rationality. A Dialogue between Gorz, Latouche, Illich, Sennett, and Winner. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 9(12), 103-109. https://doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2025.91200010
BibTeX
@article{Marcelo2025,
title = {Beyond Growth: Technology, Work, and Time in the Construction of a Social-Ecological Rationality. A Dialogue between Gorz, Latouche, Illich, Sennett, and Winner},
author = {Marcelo Fabiàn Amante},
journal = {International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS)},
volume = {9},
number = {12},
pages = {103--109},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.47772/IJRISS.2025.91200010},
publisher = {RSIS International}
}