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Author Sennett, Richard, 1943-

Title The craftsman / Richard Sennett
Published New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (326 pages)
Contents 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
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Subject Arbeit, ...
Work.
Work -- Moral and ethical aspects
Motivation (Psychology)
Work
Motivation
labor.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- General.
Society.
Motivation (Psychology)
Work
Work -- Moral and ethical aspects
Kunstfertigkeit
Das Schöpferische
Kultur
Handwerk
Arbeit
Vakbekwaamheid.
Arbeidsmotivatie.
Hantverkare.
Materiell kultur.
Arbete.
Motivation.
Arbeit.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780300149555
0300149557
1282089595
9781282089594