The Instinct of Workmanship and the State of the Industrial Arts
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The Instinct of Workmanship and the State of the Industrial Arts is a 1914 socio-economic treatise by Thorstein Veblen that analyzes how human workmanship instincts shape technological development, industry, and social institutions.
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Target entity: The Instinct of Workmanship and the State of the Industrial Arts Context triple: [Thorstein Veblen, notableWork, The Instinct of Workmanship and the State of the Industrial Arts]
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A.
On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures
On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures is an 1832 treatise by Charles Babbage that analyzes industrial production, the division of labor, and the impact of machinery on economic efficiency and society.
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B.
The Industrial Discipline and the Governmental Arts
The Industrial Discipline and the Governmental Arts is a seminal work of political economy in which Rexford G. Tugwell analyzes how modern industrial organization and planning shape, and should shape, governmental structures and public policy.
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C.
Industrialism and Industrial Man
"Industrialism and Industrial Man" is a seminal sociological study co-authored by Clark Kerr that analyzes how industrialization transforms work, organizations, and social structures in modern societies.
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D.
American System of Manufacturing
The American System of Manufacturing was a 19th-century production method characterized by the use of interchangeable parts and mechanized, standardized processes that enabled efficient mass production, especially in arms and machinery.
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E.
The Physiology of Industry
The Physiology of Industry is an influential late-19th-century economic treatise co-authored by J. A. Hobson that critiques classical economics and explores the causes and consequences of underconsumption and industrial overproduction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Instinct of Workmanship and the State of the Industrial Arts Target entity description: The Instinct of Workmanship and the State of the Industrial Arts is a 1914 socio-economic treatise by Thorstein Veblen that analyzes how human workmanship instincts shape technological development, industry, and social institutions.
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A.
On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures
On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures is an 1832 treatise by Charles Babbage that analyzes industrial production, the division of labor, and the impact of machinery on economic efficiency and society.
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B.
The Industrial Discipline and the Governmental Arts
The Industrial Discipline and the Governmental Arts is a seminal work of political economy in which Rexford G. Tugwell analyzes how modern industrial organization and planning shape, and should shape, governmental structures and public policy.
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C.
Industrialism and Industrial Man
"Industrialism and Industrial Man" is a seminal sociological study co-authored by Clark Kerr that analyzes how industrialization transforms work, organizations, and social structures in modern societies.
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D.
American System of Manufacturing
The American System of Manufacturing was a 19th-century production method characterized by the use of interchangeable parts and mechanized, standardized processes that enabled efficient mass production, especially in arms and machinery.
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E.
The Physiology of Industry
The Physiology of Industry is an influential late-19th-century economic treatise co-authored by J. A. Hobson that critiques classical economics and explores the causes and consequences of underconsumption and industrial overproduction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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socio-economic treatise ⓘ |
| academicDisciplineUsed |
political economy
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social psychology of work ⓘ |
| author | Thorstein Veblen ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
development of institutional economics
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sociology of work ⓘ theory of technology and culture ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| examines |
how workmanship instincts shape technological progress
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interaction between technology and economic organization ⓘ social consequences of industrial arts ⓘ |
| field |
economics
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history of technology ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conflict between workmanship and pecuniary motives
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human instinct for efficient workmanship ⓘ impact of technology on social order ⓘ relationship between workmanship and industry ⓘ |
| genre |
economics literature
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social theory ⓘ sociology literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | critical of pecuniary capitalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Darwinian evolutionary theory
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linked to:
theory of evolution by natural selection
institutional economics tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
economic institutions
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evolutionary economics ⓘ industrial arts ⓘ institutional economics ⓘ social institutions ⓘ technological development ⓘ technology and society ⓘ workmanship instinct ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
industrial arts as social institution
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instinct of workmanship ⓘ tension between technology and business interests ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
The Theory of Business Enterprise
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The Theory of the Leisure Class ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | evolutionary and institutional analysis ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | modern industrial era ⓘ |
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