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The craftsman / Richard Sennett

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: [London] : Penguin, [2009]Description: 326 p. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780141022093
Subject(s): Scope and content: This text presents a philosophically-minded enquiry into the idea of craftsmanship - the desire to do a job well for its own sake - as a template for living. Pure competition, he argues will never produce good work. Instead, the values of the craftsman, whether in a Stradivari violin workshop or a modern laboratory, can enrich our lives and change the way we anchor ourselves in the world around us
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Includes bibliographical references and index

This text presents a philosophically-minded enquiry into the idea of craftsmanship - the desire to do a job well for its own sake - as a template for living. Pure competition, he argues will never produce good work. Instead, the values of the craftsman, whether in a Stradivari violin workshop or a modern laboratory, can enrich our lives and change the way we anchor ourselves in the world around us

Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2008

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