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To start with, the important distinction drawn between creation and construction needs to be borne in mind. Construction presupposes some prior plan or design of action. In executing that plan, some external materials, means, or agencies are required and deployed. A paradigmatic use of the term construction is to be found in the context of architecture and building. Here one needs not only a blueprint but also some materials to give shape to or work out that blueprint. For example, to build a house or mansion, the builder needs the help of an architect, a contractor, and suppliers of different materials. In the work of construction the concerned person cannot work in isolation. He needs others’ help and expertise.
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Chattopadhyaya, D.P. (2001). Naturalism and Humanism in Creation and Construction in Hinduism. In: Koslowski, P. (eds) Nature and Technology in the World Religions. A Discourse of the World Religions, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2394-7_8
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