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What is the main outcome of the worker's creative transformation of nature according to the text?
What is the main outcome of the worker's creative transformation of nature according to the text?
- Increased individuality and skill development (correct)
- Unification with nature as her master and builder
- Detachment from nature and reduced skill development
- Creation of beautiful paintings and ornaments
In the context of Western history, what constitutes one of the peaks in the evolution of creative work?
In the context of Western history, what constitutes one of the peaks in the evolution of creative work?
- The cultivation of flowers, trees, or corn by peasants
- The beautiful paintings in the caves of Southern France
- The statues and temples of Greece
- Craftsmanship, especially as it developed in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries (correct)
According to C.W. Mills, what is the primary motive in work?
According to C.W. Mills, what is the primary motive in work?
- The profound satisfaction carried by useful activity
- The details of daily work being meaningful due to their detachment from the product
- The worker's freedom to control his working actions
- The product being made and the processes of its creation (correct)
What do the cathedrals of the Middle Ages, chairs and tables made by skilled craftsmen, and cultivation of flowers, trees or corn by peasants all represent?
What do the cathedrals of the Middle Ages, chairs and tables made by skilled craftsmen, and cultivation of flowers, trees or corn by peasants all represent?
What did C.W. Mills identify as the main features of craftsmanship?
What did C.W. Mills identify as the main features of craftsmanship?
In the evolution of creative work, which period is highlighted as constituting one of the peaks?
In the evolution of creative work, which period is highlighted as constituting one of the peaks?
What is the main effect of a craftsman's work developing, as mentioned in the text?
What is the main effect of a craftsman's work developing, as mentioned in the text?
What are expressions of the creative transformation of nature by men's reason and skill?
What are expressions of the creative transformation of nature by men's reason and skill?
Why has man been defined as 'the animal that produces'?
Why has man been defined as 'the animal that produces'?
How does the text describe work as a liberator for man?
How does the text describe work as a liberator for man?
Based on the text, what role does work play in shaping man as a social being?
Based on the text, what role does work play in shaping man as a social being?
In what way does work differentiate man from the animal kingdom, according to the text?
In what way does work differentiate man from the animal kingdom, according to the text?
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