The notion of expressivity is crucial to provide an in-depth account of skillful action and technical activity (). In order to display the centrality of such a long-postponed concept by psychology as well as by other disciplines, human responsiveness and valuation are addressed in terms of physiognomic perception. As the participation of expressivity in the reappropriation of technical activity is clarified (at both personal and intergenerational levels), a developmental approach to also comes to the fore. Ultimately, this aims to advance the thesis that valuations involved in craftsmanship are key informers to address the reconfiguration of work ethics and aesthetics. The overall arc of the volume shows a movement from responsiveness to responsibility, taking music performance, luthiery, and other art forms as case studies. weiterlesen