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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.

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  • "Culture de l'artisanat"
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  • "Craftsman"@it
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  • "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 author, and good craftsmanship involves developing skills and focusing on the work rather than ourselves. In this thought-provoking book, one of our most distinguished public intellectuals explores the work of craftsmen past and present, identifies deep connections between material consciousness and ethical values, and challenges received ideas about what constitutes good work in today's world. The Craftsman engages the many dimensions of skill--from the technical demands to the obsessive energy required to do good work. Craftsmanship leads Sennett across time and space, from ancient Roman brickmakers to Renaissance goldsmiths to the printing presses of Enlightenment Paris and the factories of industrial London; in the modern world he explores what experiences of good work are shared by computer programmers, nurses and doctors, musicians, glassblowers, and cooks. Unique in the scope of his thinking, Sennett expands previous notions of crafts and craftsmen and apprises us of the surprising extent to which we can learn about ourselves through the labor of making physical things."
  • "The Craftsman names a basic human impulse: the desire to do a job well for its own sake. Although the word may suggest a way of life that waned with the advent of industrial society, Sennett argues that the craftsman's realm is far broader than skilled manual labor; the computer programmer, the doctor, the parent, and the citizen need to learn the values of good craftsmanship today." "In his most ambitious book to date, one of our most distinguished public intellectuals explores the work of craftsmen past and present; he connects physical labor to ethical values; he challenges received ideas about what constitutes good work in today's world." "The Craftsman leads Richard Sennett across time and space, from ancient Roman brickmakers to Renaissance goldsmiths to the printing presses of Enlightenment Paris and the factories of industrial London. History has drawn fault lines dividing practice and theory, technique and expression, craftsman and artist, maker and user; modern society suffers from this historical inheritance. But the past life of craft and craftsmen also suggests ways of using tools, organizing work, and thinking about materials that remain alternative, viable proposals about how to conduct life with skill."
  • "Saper fare bene le cose per il proprio piacere: una regola di vita semplice e rigorosa che ha consentito lo sviluppo di tecniche raffinatissime e la nascita della conoscenza scientifica moderna. Fabbri, orafi, liutai univano conoscenza materiale e abilità manuale: mente e mano funzionavano rinforzandosi, l'una insegnava all'altra e viceversa. Ma non è il solo lavoro manuale a giovarsi della sinergia tra teoria e pratica. Perché chi sa governare se stesso e dosare autonomia e rispetto delle regole, sostiene Sennett, non solo saprà costruire un meraviglioso violino, un orologio dal meccanismo perfetto o un ponte capace di sfidare i millenni, ma sarà anche un cittadino giusto. L'uomo artigiano racconta di ingegneri romani e orafi rinascimentali, di tipografi parigini del Settecento e fabbriche della Londra industriale, un percorso storico attraverso cui Sennett ricostruisce le linee di faglia che separano tecnica ed espressione.arte e artigianato, creazione e applicazione. Il miglior esempio di "saper fare" moderno? il gruppo che ha creato Linux, gli artigiani della moderna cattedrale informatica."
  • "Why do people work hard, and take pride in what they do? This book, a philosophically-minded enquiry into practical activity of many different kinds past and present, is about what happens when people try to do a good job. It asks us to think about the true meaning of skill in the 'skills society' and argues that pure competition is a poor way to achieve quality work. Sennett suggests, instead, that there is a craftsman in every human being, which can sometimes be enormously motivating and inspiring - and can also in other circumstances make individuals obsessive and frustrated."
  • "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."@en

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  • "De ambachtsman : de mens als maker"
  • "The Craftsman"
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  • "Zanaatkar = Craftsman"
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