本文从《考工记》《营造法式》《天工开物》三本经典技术文献入手，通过对文献的研究分析，力图厘清其中所共同蕴含和指向的中国古典工匠精神，也是为如今含义繁杂的工匠精神概念正本清源。在综合了《考工记》中工匠精神在制度、工艺、人文层面的体现，《营造法式》中所展现出系统性和制度性、经济性、人文性特征，以及《天工开物》中所蕴含的科学态度、职业道德和人文关怀，本文将这三本书中体现出的工匠精神的核心要素提取为外力作用下产生的工匠精神和工匠内在产生的工匠精神两个层次，前者包括了制度、规范、社会期待等外在作用力，后者则包括工匠自身的工艺和职业道德两个方面。而工匠精神本就是一个发展性词汇，其内涵会随着社会环境的变迁而越来越丰富。职业教育本身对工匠精神的传承也要在回归传统的基础上进一步汲取时代精神。

This text studies three ancient literatures Kao Gong Ji, Ying Zao Fa Shi, and Tian Gong Kai Wu, trying to extract the classical definition of the spirit of the craftsman in China. It’s also a clarification of this definition especially when it is abused every time and every place. Kao Gong Ji shows how we weigh the value of work by the institution, craft, and humanity. Ying Zao Fa Shi pays more attention on the system, efficiency, and humanity in the architectural engineering field. And Tian Gong Kai Wu attach more importance on the scientific attitude, professional ethics, and humanistic care. This text divides the spirit of the craftsman in these three books into two aspects. On the one hand, it means the external forces such as institution, standard, social expectation. On the other hand, it refers to the internal forces including craft and professional ethics. Actually, the definition of the spirit of the craftsman is always developing, which means it is always enriched by the society. For the development of the vocational education, the spirit of the craftsman must be mixed by the Chinese tradition and the spirit of time.