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Shop Class as Soulcraft
An Inquiry Into the Value of Work
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Artikel-Nr:
9781594202230
Veröffentl:
2009
Erscheinungsdatum:
28.05.2009
Seiten:
256
Autor:
Matthew B Crawford
Gewicht:
428 g
Format:
220x149x27 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Matthew B. Crawford, promovierter Philosoph und Motorradmechaniker, studierte politische Philosophie an der University of Chicago und war dort Fellow am Commitee on Social Thought. Zurzeit lehrt er am University of Virginia s Institute of Advanced Studies in Culture und arbeitet als Motorradmechaniker in seiner eigenen Reparaturwerkstatt Shockoe Moto in Richmond, Virginia.
A philosopher/mechanic's wise (and sometimes funny) look at the challenges and pleasures of working with one's hands
This is a deep exploration of craftsmanship by someone with real, hands-on knowledge. The book is also quirky, surprising, and sometimes quite moving. Richard Sennett, author of The Craftsman
Called the sleeper hit of the publishing season by The Boston Globe, Shop Class as Soulcraft became an instant bestseller, attracting readers with its radical (and timely) reappraisal of the merits of skilled manual labor. On both economic and psychological grounds, author Matthew B. Crawford questions the educational imperative of turning everyone into a knowledge worker, based on a misguided separation of thinking from doing. Using his own experience as an electrician and mechanic, Crawford presents a wonderfully articulated call for self-reliance and a moving reflection on how we can live concretely in an ever more abstract world.
This is a deep exploration of craftsmanship by someone with real, hands-on knowledge. The book is also quirky, surprising, and sometimes quite moving. Richard Sennett, author of The Craftsman
Called the sleeper hit of the publishing season by The Boston Globe, Shop Class as Soulcraft became an instant bestseller, attracting readers with its radical (and timely) reappraisal of the merits of skilled manual labor. On both economic and psychological grounds, author Matthew B. Crawford questions the educational imperative of turning everyone into a knowledge worker, based on a misguided separation of thinking from doing. Using his own experience as an electrician and mechanic, Crawford presents a wonderfully articulated call for self-reliance and a moving reflection on how we can live concretely in an ever more abstract world.