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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?

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?

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?

Creative transformation of nature by men's reason and skill Signup and view all the answers

What did C.W. Mills identify as the main features of craftsmanship?

The freedom of the worker to control his own working action Signup and view all the answers

In the evolution of creative work, which period is highlighted as constituting one of the peaks?

The thirteenth and fourteenth centuries Signup and view all the answers

What is the main effect of a craftsman's work developing, as mentioned in the text?

An increase in individuality Signup and view all the answers

What are expressions of the creative transformation of nature by men's reason and skill?

The cultivation of flowers, trees, or corn by peasants Signup and view all the answers

Why has man been defined as 'the animal that produces'?

Because man has the power to mold and change nature through work Signup and view all the answers

How does the text describe work as a liberator for man?

By emerging from nature and developing powers of cooperation and reason Signup and view all the answers

Based on the text, what role does work play in shaping man as a social being?

It molds and changes man by developing his powers of cooperation and reason Signup and view all the answers

In what way does work differentiate man from the animal kingdom, according to the text?

By enabling man to develop his powers of cooperation and reason Signup and view all the answers