Prologue : man as his own maker -- Craftsmen -- The troubled craftsman -- The workshop -- Machines -- Material consciousness -- Craft -- The hand -- Expressive instructions -- Arousing tools -- Resistance and ambiguity -- Craftsmanship -- Quality-driven work -- Ability -- Conclusion : the philosophical workshop
Summary
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
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-315) and index