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Q: Craftsmanship names an enduring, basic human impulse, the desire to do a job well for its own sake. (c) Q: motivation matters more than talent, and for a particular reason. The craftsman's desire for quality poses a motivational danger: the obsession with getting things perfectly right may deform th Leggi tutto

First of all, it is exceedingly unfair to write a short, impressionistic review for a book that is meant to be the first of a three volume critique and analysis on material culture intended by Richard Sennett. But being one of the rare books out there--and I can remember only Donald Schon's 'The Ref Leggi tutto

So happy to find a book that articulates the layered significance of the craftsman throughout history, and the many ways an individual crafts work in his daily life. Intelligently written and more far-reaching than I'd imagined, encompassing economics, cultural history, and corporate politics into i Leggi tutto

This is a masterpiece work on the philosophy of craft education. Sennett goes beyond current knowledge on creativity, art, play, education value and tacit knowledge. This book is a manifesto, full of knowledge, pragmatic knowledge here theorised for the first time. You can find a longer review on my Leggi tutto

The sort of book in which John Milton is referred to as "the poet John Milton".

Sennett examines craftsmanship through a wide variety of lenses: historically and in the present, through many different fields (software engineering, music, carpentry, etc.). He also touches on effects of capitalism, sexism, etc. A bit jumpy, and he goes on a lot of tangents to the point where it f Leggi tutto

Reading this was like walking through a field after snowmelt. Some steps will be perfectly clear, but eventually you'll put a foot down wrong and end up with soggy socks and mud in your shoes. Philosophy is not my thing, I thought this would be a little more concrete, but instead it was abstract, me Leggi tutto