▁H omo ▁fab er ▁( Lat in ▁for ▁" Man ▁the ▁M aker ") ▁is ▁the ▁concept ▁that ▁human ▁be ings ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁control ▁their ▁fate ▁and ▁their ▁environment ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁tools . ▁ ▁Original ▁phrase ▁▁ ▁In ▁Latin ▁literature , ▁App ius ▁Claud ius ▁Ca ec us ▁uses ▁this ▁term ▁in ▁his ▁Sent enti æ , ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁ability ▁of ▁man ▁to ▁control ▁his ▁dest iny ▁and ▁what ▁surr ounds ▁him : ▁H omo ▁fab er ▁su ae ▁qu is que ▁fort un ae ▁(" Every ▁man ▁is ▁the ▁art if ex ▁of ▁his ▁dest iny "). ▁ ▁In ▁older ▁anth rop ological ▁discuss ions , ▁H omo ▁fab er , ▁as ▁the ▁" working ▁man ", ▁is ▁confront ed ▁with ▁H omo ▁lud ens , ▁the ▁" play ing ▁man ", ▁who ▁is ▁concerned ▁with ▁am us ements , ▁humor , ▁and ▁le is ure . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁George ▁Kub ler ' s ▁book , ▁The ▁Sh ape ▁of ▁Time ▁as ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁individuals ▁who ▁create ▁works ▁of ▁art . ▁ ▁Modern ▁usage ▁▁ ▁The ▁classic ▁hom o ▁fab er ▁su ae ▁qu is que ▁fort un ae ▁was ▁" red isc over ed " ▁by ▁human ists ▁in ▁ 1 4 th ▁century ▁and ▁was ▁central ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁Renaissance . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁Max ▁Sch eler ▁and ▁Hann ah ▁Ar end t ▁ ▁made ▁the ▁philosoph ical ▁concept ▁central ▁again . ▁