Homo faber (Latin for 'Man the Maker') is the concept that human beings are able to control their fate and their environment as a result of the use of tools.
[citation needed] It is also used in George Kubler's book, The Shape of Time as a reference to individuals who create works of art.
[1] The classic homo faber suae quisque fortunae was "rediscovered" by humanists in 14th century and was central in the Italian Renaissance.
In the 20th century, Max Scheler and Hannah Arendt made the philosophical concept central again.
Homo Faber is the title of an influential novel by the Swiss author Max Frisch, published in 1957.