Participating in the Work of Creation

The creation of modern civilization required a dual creativity. It required not only the creation of the artefacts but also the creation of the coordinated sensitivity and shared sense of responsibility to live and work together. It comes from what Weber called the Protestant work ethic, which McCle...

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Published inEuropean journal of engineering education Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 163 - 169
Main Author JIM PLATTS, M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis Group 01.06.1998
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Astronomy
Civilization
Creativity
Engineering Education
Ethics
Masonry
Observation
Philosophy
Responsibilities
Semitic Languages
Teaching Methods
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Summary:The creation of modern civilization required a dual creativity. It required not only the creation of the artefacts but also the creation of the coordinated sensitivity and shared sense of responsibility to live and work together. It comes from what Weber called the Protestant work ethic, which McClelland called the achievement motive, led by what Maslow called inner-oriented people. The intertwining of technical and moral creative skills has its origins in the training of the masons who built the cathedrals, sees its tightest focus in the people known as Quakers, who were at the heart of the industrial revolution, and continues today in the art and profession of civil engineering.
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ISSN:0304-3797
1469-5898
DOI:10.1080/03043799808923495