“ABOVE AND BEYOND THE MARKET”

Assessments of the impact automation often emphasize need to “denaturalize” work. To what extent is denaturalization successful in separating proposals regarding future work from existing assumptions about its value? This article will explore this question by reading Bernard Stiegler’s politics context his understanding family. It demonstrate that while he denaturalizes also naturalizes background relationship social reproductive labor claiming latter “above and beyond market.” gesture reproduces gendered nature fails provide a critical account changing between work, family, economic responsibility under neoliberalism. be concluded conservative approach family shows avoiding unwitting naturalization central problem for post-work critics.