A philosopher/mechanic's wise (and sometimes funny) look at the challenges and pleasures of working with one's hands Called "the sleeper hit of the publishing season" (The Boston Globe), Shop Class as Soulcraft became an instant bestseller, attracting readers with its radical (and timely) reappraisal of the merits of skilled manual labor. On both economic and psychological grounds, author Matthew B. Crawford questions the educational imperative of turning everyone into a "knowledge worker," based on a misguided separation of thinking from doing. Using his own...
A philosopher/mechanic's wise (and sometimes funny) look at the challenges and pleasures of working with one's hands Called "the sleeper...
Was ist erfüllender: weltfremde Bildschirmarbeiten oder mit ölverschmierten Händen eine Harley zu reparieren? Für den Philosophen und Mechaniker Matthew B. Crawford ist die Antwort klar: Sein Weg aus der Sinnkrise führt ihn direkt in die eigene Motorradwerkstatt. Und er stellt fest: Die manuelle Arbeit verschafft mehr Befriedigung und birgt größere intellektuelle Herausforderungen als jede Bürotät
Was ist erfüllender: weltfremde Bildschirmarbeiten oder mit ölverschmierten Händen eine Harley zu reparieren? Für den Philosophen und Mechaniker M...
A groundbreaking new book from the bestselling author of Shop Class as Soulcraft In his bestselling book Shop Class as Soulcraft, Matthew B. Crawford explored the ethical and practical importance of manual competence, as expressed through mastery of our physical environment. In his brilliant follow-up, The World Beyond Your Head, Crawford investigates the challenge of mastering one's own mind.
We often complain about our fractured mental lives and feel beset by outside forces that destroy our focus and disrupt our...
A groundbreaking new book from the bestselling author of Shop Class as Soulcraft In his bes...
