The Craftsman

Richard Sennett · 2008

Index

  • Prologue: The Man as His Own Maker
  • Part One: Craftsmen
  • 1. The Troubled Craftsman
  • 2. The Workshop
  • 3. Machines
  • Part Two: Craft
  • 4. Material Consciousness
  • 5. The Hand
  • 6. Expressive Instructions
  • Part Three: Craftsmanship
  • 7. The Aroused Hand
  • 8. Resistance and Ambiguity
  • 9. Quality-Driven Work
  • 10. Ability
  • Conclusion: The Philosophical Workshop

Quote

"Craftsmanship names an enduring, basic human impulse, the desire to do a job well for its own sake."
"Making is thinking."

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