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托斯丹·凡勃伦:有闲阶级论·摘录 113
托斯丹·凡勃伦《有闲阶级论》· The Theory of the Leisure Class · 投资
The modern industry requires an impersonal, non-invidious interest in the work in hand. Without this the elaborate processes of industry would be impossible, and would, indeed, never have been conceived. This interest in work differentiates the workman from the criminal on the one hand, and from the captain of industry on the other. Since work must be done in order to the continued life of the community, there results a qualified selection favoring the spiritual aptitude for work, within a certain range of occupations. This much, however, is to be conceded, that even within the industrial occupations the selective elimination of the pecuniary traits is an uncertain process, and that there is consequently an appreciable survival of the barbarian temperament even within these occupations. On this account there is at present no broad distinction in this respect between the leisure-class character and the character of the common run of the population.
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定位:Excerpt 113 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
现代工业需要对工作本身有无私的、非嫉妒的兴趣。没有这种兴趣,复杂的工业过程不可能实现,甚至不会被构想出来。这种对工作的兴趣把工人与罪犯和工业领袖区分开来。因为社区要继续生存就必须工作,所以在一定职业范围内,会优先选择有工作精神倾向的人。但必须承认,即使在工业职业内,金钱特质的淘汰也不确定,因此仍有野蛮气质存活。所以目前有闲阶级性格和普通大众性格没有明显区别。
上下文
凡勃伦讨论现代工业对工作兴趣的要求,以及选择过程的不彻底性,修正阶级气质差异的结论。
今日一问
你做事时,有多少是出于对工作本身的兴趣,而不是为了竞争或炫耀?
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