The craftsman

Defining craftsmanship far more broadly than “skilled manual labor,” Richard Sennett maintains that the computer programmer, the doctor, the artist, and even the parent and citizen engage in a craftsman’s work. Craftsmanship names the basic human impulse to do a job well for its own sake, says the a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sennett, Richard, 1943- (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press cop. 2008
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue : man as his own maker
  • Craftsmen
  • The troubled craftsman
  • The workshop
  • Machines
  • Material consciousness
  • Craft
  • The hand
  • Expressive instructions
  • Arousing tools
  • Resistance and ambiguity
  • Craftsmanship
  • Quality-driven work
  • Ability
  • Conclusion : the philosophical workshop.