Shop class as soulcraft : an inquiry into the value of work /
Crawford, Matthew B.
Shop class as soulcraft : an inquiry into the value of work / Matthew B. Crawford. - New York : Penguin Press, 2009. - 246 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-238) and index.
A brief case for the useful arts -- The separation of thinking from doing -- To be master of one's own stuff -- The education of a gearhead -- The further education of a gearhead : from amateur to professional -- The contradictions of the cubicle -- Thinking as doing -- Work, leisure, and full engagement.
In this wise and often funny book, a philosopher/mechanic systematically destroys the pretensions of the high-prestige workplace and makes an irresistible case for working with one's hands.
1594202230 9781594202230
2009001789
Job satisfaction.
Manual work.
Work.
Shop class as soulcraft : an inquiry into the value of work / Matthew B. Crawford. - New York : Penguin Press, 2009. - 246 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-238) and index.
A brief case for the useful arts -- The separation of thinking from doing -- To be master of one's own stuff -- The education of a gearhead -- The further education of a gearhead : from amateur to professional -- The contradictions of the cubicle -- Thinking as doing -- Work, leisure, and full engagement.
In this wise and often funny book, a philosopher/mechanic systematically destroys the pretensions of the high-prestige workplace and makes an irresistible case for working with one's hands.
1594202230 9781594202230
2009001789
Job satisfaction.
Manual work.
Work.