Adriel M. Trott

Adriel M. Trott is Byron K. Trippet Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Wabash College. She works on ancient philosophy and contemporary political philosophy. Her book, Aristotle on the Nature of Community (Cambridge 2014), argues that Aristotle’s conception of nature as emergent can help us think of political life as emergent and open. Trott runs a collaborative intitative on ancient philosophy with two other GLCA colleagues. Trott blogs at The Trott Line. Follow her on Twitter @adrieltrott

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Adriel M. Trott

7 Jun 2016

(How) Does Capitalism Incentivize? Part II

This post originally appeared June 16, 2015. My last post discussed the bifurcated incentivization structure of capitalism: owners profit while workers become disempowered by working harder. In this post, I want to address an accompanying myth to the myth that capitalism compensates you better for working harder which is that collective ownership divests individuals of motivation … Continue reading "(How) Does Capitalism Incentivize? Part II"

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Adriel M. Trott

31 May 2016

(How) Does Capitalism Incentivize? Part I

This post originally appeared June 9, 2015. In my youth my parents would defend capitalism by saying that it incentivized work in contrast to communism. If you thought you could get paid the same amount whether you worked hard or not, you would see no reason to work hard or better. It isn’t just my … Continue reading "(How) Does Capitalism Incentivize? Part I"