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Shop class as soulcraft: an inquiry into the value of work

By Crawford , Matthew B

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Group US
ISBN
9781101057292, 1101057297
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
749 kB (766558 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Philosophy;PHILOSOPHY--Aesthetics;PHILOSOPHY -- Ae

Description

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" (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.

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