zin in werk

12:49 Sep 24, 2015 

worden geïnterpreteerd...

12:46 Sep 24, 2015 

Calvinism’s antipathy to the worship of the flesh, its emphasis on the religious duty to make fruitful use of the God-given resources at each individual’s disposal, and its orderliness and systemization of ways of life were regarded by Max Weber (who coined the phrase) as economically significant aspects of the ethic.

12:42 Sep 24, 2015 

enthousiasme

(... gestimuleerd door betere beloning bij betere prestaties!)

12:40 Sep 24, 2015 

Overigens zoals het in de zin staat, klinkt het als 'er echt zin in hebben'.

12:28 Sep 24, 2015 

However, look at this:

Het calvinistisch arbeidsethos, there is passion in it.

You overlook and miss the promises that were in store for you when you embraced the doctrines.

If you believe in those promises you will be very glad to go for them.

Apart from this, the human being is organized and built for work.
An appetite for work is part of our nature.

12:16 Sep 24, 2015 

worden geïnterpreteerd...

... en "het calvinistisch arbeidsethos" wordt apart vermeld...

12:11 Sep 24, 2015 

That is entirely your own subjective interpretation freek.

The Calvinist/Protestant work ethic has nothing to do with enthusiasm or springing up and down with joy, it is based more on the grim view that working is a duty, a soul-cleansing character-building exercise: after all, if you're working you've no time to be distracted by sin or any of the lustful activities life has to offer.

12:01 Sep 24, 2015 

... om te gaan werken was er niet echt. Of je nu hard of minder hard werkte maakte niets uit in wat je kreeg. Ben een paar keer in de SU geweest en telkens viel mij de totale onverschilligheid t.a.v. het werk op. Men had totaal geen zin om zijn best te doen. Je werd ergens te werk gesteld, punt uit!

In het Westen wordt hard werken wel beloond...

Daarom is "zin" hier, volgens mij, meer op te vatten als: gretigheid, enthousiasme. Niet de wens of de bereidwilligheid...
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11:47 Sep 24, 2015 

Suppose you would back-translate 'desire to work'

What would you end up with?

11:02 Sep 24, 2015 

'de zin in werk' sounds like 'Lust'

'Lust auf Arbeit'

appetite for work

I suppose 'the desire to work' is possible as well but sounds more 'abstract'.
More like an observation.

08:27 Sep 24, 2015 

There is a difference here wiard, basically between a noun and a verb. I think the verb more suitable as the sentence concerns desire/appetite/hunger to do something, not have something.

IMHO there is little difference between hunger/appetite