Shop Class As Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into The Value Of Work
by Matthew B. Crawford /
2010 / English / EPUB
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A philosopher/mechanic's wise (and sometimes funny) look at the
challenges and pleasures of working with one's hands
A philosopher/mechanic's wise (and sometimes funny) look at the
challenges and pleasures of working with one's hands
Called "the sleeper hit of the publishing season" (
Called "the sleeper hit of the publishing season" (The Boston
Globe
The Boston
Globe),
),Shop Class as Soulcraft
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.
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.