ESCP Europe

"In this provocative and enlightening book, Richard Sennett explores the idea of craftsmanship - the desire to do a job well for its own sake - as a template for living. Pure competition, he argues, will never produce good work. Instead, the values of the craftsman, whether in a Stradivari violin workshop or a modern laboratory, can enrich our lives and change the way we anchor ourselves in the world around us." - from back cover

Prologue : man as his own maker --- PART ONE: CRAFTSMEN --- 1. The troubled craftsman --- 2. The workshop --- 3. Machines --- 4. Material consciousness --- PART TWO: CRAFT --- 5. The hand --- 6. Expressive instructions --- 7. Arousing tools --- 8. Resistance and ambiguity --- PART THREE: CRAFTSMANSHIP --- 9. Quality-driven work --- 10. Ability --- Conclusion : the philosophical workshop.