Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford (2009-05-28) Cover
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Shop Class as Soulcraft An Inquiry Into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford (2009-05-28)

Matthew B. Crawford

In this wise and often funny book, a philosopher/mechanic systematically destroys the pretensions of the high-prestige workplace and makes an irresistible case for working with one's hands.

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Freakonomics Radio

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Freakonomics Radio

It was described as a more personal take on human flourishing, discussing the value of work in the context of modern technological and economic progress.

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It's called Shop Class as Soulcraft, an inquiry into the value of work.

— Episode: 399. Honey, I Grew the Economy

Episode: 399. Honey, I Grew the Economy

It was described as a more personal take on human flourishing, discussing the value of work in the context of modern technological and economic progress.

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It's called Shop Class as Soulcraft, an inquiry into the value of work.

The Daily Stoic

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The Daily Stoic

It was described as an accessible and practical book that exemplifies the purpose of philosophy by changing how we think and improving our actions. The speaker recalled having a well-worn copy and enjoying it.

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I loved this book.

— Episode: Matthew B. Crawford on Practical Philoso...

Episode: Matthew B. Crawford on Practical Philosophy and Sh...

It was described as an accessible and practical book that exemplifies the purpose of philosophy by changing how we think and improving our actions. The speaker recalled having a well-worn copy and enjoying it.

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I loved this book.

This was one of the first books that I thought of because it's a really accessible, practical book. It's what philosophy is supposed to do. It's supposed to change how we think about what we do and make us better at what we do and hopefully make us better citizens in the world.

I was flipping back through the book. I must have read the book in college because I have like a used college edition that I don't remember, but I read it many years ago and as I was going back through, there's this one little section where you talk about how you got all your tools or how you paid for all of them or something.

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