All work, whether using brain or using muscle, should be noble, as society relies on both kinds of work. However, that claim is only idealistic. Reality tells us differences among work do exist. One is privileged over other or vice versa when society and political systems change. People~{!/~}s perception of different work reflects basic shared values in the society. As society changes, perception changes accordingly.
Reviewing the long Chinese history, you can easily find these kinds of changes. To be a government official used to be the most privileged position and enjoyed the most prestigious social status since The Emperor Qin, the first emperor, united China in BCE221. If a civilian wanted to be a government offic
In today~{!/~}s society, I believe the truth is quite obvious: everywhere using the mind is more privileged. Human labor become debasing: still if everyone knew how to respect each other~{!/~}s contribution to the society without ranking by economic value, all work will be noble.
ial, he must take national exam, namely Ke Ju that was conducted by the emperor every year to select potential officials for his empire. The Chinese emperor was the son of the heaven and everything in China belonged to him. Every Chinese fate was controlled by the emperor. In such society, political power decided the rankings of the work. The only privileged work was to assist emperor to govern the country and the person is perceived as noble. Other work was all inferior and c
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