Work, what it Has Meant to Men Through the Ages |
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action activity Ahriman Ahuramazda animal Antisthenes Aristotle article of luxury artisan ascetic beauty becomes Bergson Bernardino of Siena bourgeois Calvin capitalistic civilization centuries citizens civilization of labor classes condemns contemplation creates creative culture dignity divine doctrine DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER duty earn earth economic effort élan vital evil expiation factory feel forces Giordano Bruno gives Greeks hand homo faber human IDEA OF LABOR ideal idleness inner interest Kingdom Leon Battista Alberti living logical machine man's mankind Marsilio Ficino Marx matter means mediaeval ment mind nature needs never nomic one's organism original sin person philosophy play pleasure plectrum practice production profit progress proletariat Protestantism religion religious Renaissance Rensi rich satisfy slave slavery social Socialist society soul spend spirit sport things thought thrift tion toil Translator's note true turn usury virtue wealth Werner Sombart worker working-man