Labor, work, and leisure: discussion between Hannah Arendt and Walter Benjamin

The main intention of this article is to elucidate the distinctions and conceptual relationships between labor, work, and leisure, in the thought of Hannah Arendt and Walter Benjamin, to clarify how the positions of both authors contribute to the critique of the conception of modern work. It will be necessary to expose the conceptual nuances of Arendt's thought, the distinction between work and labor, to trace the differences and meeting points with Benjamin's reflections on the consequence of industrial capitalism and the leisure experience. Among such nuances, clarifications, and contrasts, it is necessary to clarify the importance of the relationship and influence of both authors and their validity in contemporary social problems about work, labor, and leisure.