> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: Harry Braverman > Reference:: Braverman, H. (1998). _Labor and monopoly capital: The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century_. NYU Press. > Date:: > Tags:: #warp > WeftLinks:: [[Creative value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Makers are creative]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > Unlike insects, humans bring together conception and execution in their actions. Humans have a drive for purposeful action. ### Highlights In his seminal work _Labor and Monopoly Capital_, Harry Braverman uses the concept of an "instinct for workmanship" not to suggest a literal, biological instinct in humans akin to how animals build nests or dams, but rather to highlight the **inherently human capacity for conscious, purposeful, and creative labor.**