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托斯丹·凡勃伦:有闲阶级论·摘录 141
托斯丹·凡勃伦《有闲阶级论》· The Theory of the Leisure Class · 投资
As indicated above, the exemption from pecuniary stress has been carried farther in the case of the leisure-class women of the advanced industrial communities than in that of any other considerable group of persons. The women may therefore be expected to show a more pronounced reversion to a non-invidious temperament than the men. But there is also among men of the leisure class a perceptible increase in the range and scope of activities that proceed from aptitudes which are not to be classed as self-regarding, and the end of which is not an invidious distinction. So, for instance, the greater number of men who have to do with industry in the way of pecuniarily managing an enterprise take some interest and some pride in seeing that the work is well done and is industrially effective, and this even apart from the profit which may result from any improvement of this kind. The efforts of commercial clubs and manufacturers' organizations in this direction of non-invidious advancement of industrial efficiency are also well know.
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定位:Excerpt 141 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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前面说过,在先进工业社会里,有闲阶级妇女比任何其他较大群体都更远离金钱压力。所以可以预期,她们比男人更容易回到那种不跟人攀比的心态。不过有闲阶级的男人身上也能看到一种变化:出自非自私动机、不以炫耀区分为目的的活动,范围和种类都在增加。比如很多以金钱方式管理企业的工业界人士,看到工作做得好、工业效率高,会感到兴趣和自豪,哪怕这种改进带来的利润并不是他们唯一在意的。商业俱乐部和制造商组织推动非攀比性的工业效率提升,也是众所周知的事。
上下文
凡勃伦《有闲阶级论》讨论有闲阶级中非攀比倾向的抬头,举工业管理者和商业团体为例。
今日一问
你做事时,有多少动力来自“把事做好”本身,而不是比过别人?
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