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100 1 _aVeblen, Thorstein,
_d1857-1929
245 1 4 _aThe instinct of workmanship, and the state of industrial arts
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-01-28
508 _aEmmanuel Ackerman, Art Chimes, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Instinct of Workmanship and the State of Industrial Arts" by Thorstein Veblen is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the relationship between human instincts, particularly the instinct of workmanship, and the evolution of industrial arts within various cultures. Veblen sets the stage for analyzing how technological practices are shaped by underlying instinctive human behaviors and the consequent social structures. At the start of the book, Veblen introduces the concept of instinctual behaviors that underpin human activity, suggesting that our workflows and cultural advancements are significantly influenced by innate proclivities. He discusses the diminishing emphasis on the term "instinct" in modern biological sciences, while asserting its relevance in understanding the development of cultural institutions. The opening chapter emphasizes that human actions are bound by these instincts, setting the foundation for a broader examination of how these instinctive behaviors intertwine with the progression of craftsmanship and technology. Veblen aims to demonstrate that the evolution of industrial arts is not just a product of technological demands but is deeply rooted in the complex interplay of human instincts and societal evolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: The Macmillan Company, 1914
653 _aTechnology -- History
653 _aIndustries -- History
653 _aIndustrial arts -- History
653 _aWorkmanship -- History
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/cu31924021885698/page/n9/mode/1up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69888
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