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El artesano

El artesano

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Summary

«No debería faltar en la biblioteca de todos aquellos a quienes le interese la actividad humana en su incesante combate por hacerse con el control de la materia» （Eduardo García， Mercurio）。

Según anuncia Richard Sennett en el prólogo， El artesano constituye el «primero de tres libros sobre cultura material， cada uno pensado como volumen independiente。 Este versa sobre la artesanía， la habilidad de hacer las cosas bien»。 Ante todo， es de destacar el concepto mismo de actividad artesanal， que abarca， como se analiza a lo largo del libro， tanto los antiguos oficios de alfarero o soplador de vidrios como el de lutier o intérprete musical， el de cocinero， el trabajo de los médicos y enfermeros， el del equipo de Linux， impulsor de Wikipedia， o la habilidad de los padres para educar a sus hijos， por dar sólo unos ejemplos。

Desde esta perspectiva， la artesanía comprende la «cultura material» y el «conocimiento tácito» como auténticos bienes de «capital social»， esto es， conocimiento y habilidades que se acumulan y se transmiten a través de la interacción social， verdadero saber corporal del que no se tiene realmente conciencia。 Por último， la concepción humanista propia de todos los libros del autor se ve representada aquí por la motivación básica del artesano de lograr un trabajo bien hecho por la simple satisfacción de conseguirlo。

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Reviews

Daniel Bensen ，

Recommended to me by Paul Venet。 This book finally did yield to me， but only after I'd gnawed on it for four or five months。 Sennet is an academic's academic。 He's never met an Ancient Greek word or outmoded social theory that he didn't think was relevant to the discussion。 But he really does have something important to say。There is something about making things。 It can fulfil you。 You make something and you think， how could I have made it better？ You try again with a different process。 And agai Recommended to me by Paul Venet。 This book finally did yield to me， but only after I'd gnawed on it for four or five months。 Sennet is an academic's academic。 He's never met an Ancient Greek word or outmoded social theory that he didn't think was relevant to the discussion。 But he really does have something important to say。There is something about making things。 It can fulfil you。 You make something and you think， how could I have made it better？ You try again with a different process。 And again。 From object you have process， practice， ritual。 A person's life。Sennet's insights and advice are practical。 He gives you a way to think about what you're doing， and how you're improving it。 As hard to chew as this book was， it gave me an ingredient missing from such very useful books as Greene's Mastery and Knapp and Zeratsky's Make Time。 The Crafstman specifically targeted what to do once you've mastered a skill: stand on top of it so you can reach the next one。 。。。more

Dow J ，

The Craftsman is a fine idea of how one becomes a professional in a particular area。 It does offer a deeper thought into the professions of today from sports to trades。 There is insight for the entrepreneur and the business professional。 As with most of Sennett's work， the ideas are interesting and maybe intuitive， but lacks research understanding。 This is not to say the ideas and thought logic is not insightful but it seems like there is really starchy spaghetti being thrown up on the wall - mo The Craftsman is a fine idea of how one becomes a professional in a particular area。 It does offer a deeper thought into the professions of today from sports to trades。 There is insight for the entrepreneur and the business professional。 As with most of Sennett's work， the ideas are interesting and maybe intuitive， but lacks research understanding。 This is not to say the ideas and thought logic is not insightful but it seems like there is really starchy spaghetti being thrown up on the wall - most of it sticks and we know why。 Good book to stimulate your purpose of work mind。 。。。more

Fifi ，

'。。。 in labor as in love， progress occurs in fits and starts。'#DeZinVanHetBoek #ThePointOfTheBook '。。。 in labor as in love， progress occurs in fits and starts。'#DeZinVanHetBoek #ThePointOfTheBook 。。。more

Bonsai ，

I bought the book under the mistaken impression that it was a historical examination of craftsmen， guilds and there place in society。The first pages made it clear I was very mistaken。 So I put it to back of my shelf for many years。 Especially the first chapters are a chore。 Not only do I personally not really care about the various modern day philosophers but the edition I had was obviously not one that had a thorough copy reading。 There's the well known phenomenon of ghost sentences。 You write I bought the book under the mistaken impression that it was a historical examination of craftsmen， guilds and there place in society。The first pages made it clear I was very mistaken。 So I put it to back of my shelf for many years。 Especially the first chapters are a chore。 Not only do I personally not really care about the various modern day philosophers but the edition I had was obviously not one that had a thorough copy reading。 There's the well known phenomenon of ghost sentences。 You write a text， you correct parts， then you change your mind again but in the process parts of the old sentence aren't deleted or corrected and it's actually possible to guess what the original wording was。 In a quick email or once in a book that's one thing but this book has whole chapters made up of one after the other。 And in a book that speaks of the drive of perfection the craftsmen has and specifically includes writers in this group that's more than sloppy。I did find some interesting thoughts in the book but they could be condensed to the length of an article or two in a magazine。 。。。more

Luca N more ，

magico！

Magdalena Day ，

This is a sofisticated thinker who approaches the dilemma of problem finding and problem solving， which reflects the pragmatist framework for knowledge。

Elias ，

¡Hola a tod@s！ Por aquí hay uno aprovechando estas fechas para retomar alguna lectura inacabada。 Por fin he acabado “El artesano” de Richard Sennett。Libro interesante que realza una figura prácticamente en extinción como es la del artesano。 Richard Sennett nos recuerda la importancia de la implicación y compromiso en aras del trabajo bien hecho。 El libro hace un recorrido a través de la historia de cómo ha evolucionado el concepto de artesano。 Nos muestra la progresiva deshumanización que ha inv ¡Hola a tod@s！ Por aquí hay uno aprovechando estas fechas para retomar alguna lectura inacabada。 Por fin he acabado “El artesano” de Richard Sennett。Libro interesante que realza una figura prácticamente en extinción como es la del artesano。 Richard Sennett nos recuerda la importancia de la implicación y compromiso en aras del trabajo bien hecho。 El libro hace un recorrido a través de la historia de cómo ha evolucionado el concepto de artesano。 Nos muestra la progresiva deshumanización que ha invadido el trabajo de hoy en día y cómo las máquinas se han convertido en el método para lograr controlar a las masas necesarias para poner en marcha las industrias， alejando a los trabajadores de su saber hacer y adoctrinándolos en la cultura del salario。Hace ya más de un año que inicié “El artesano” y lo he ido retomando en diversas ocasiones sin llegar a engancharme del todo。 Con unas 370 páginas se ha convertido en una lectura interesante pero un poco larga， alternando pasajes muy didácticos con otros excesivamente recargados y en mi opinión superfluos。 ¡Que el nuevo año os depare grandes viajes literarios！ 。。。more

Andre Abukawa ，

Excelente obra com tons filosóficos。

☘Misericordia☘ ⚡ϟ⚡⛈⚡☁ ❇️❤❣ ，

Q:Craftsmanship names an enduring， basic human impulse， the desire to do a job well for its own sake。 （c）Q:motivation matters more than talent， and for a particular reason。 The craftsman's desire for quality poses a motivational danger: the obsession with getting things perfectly right may deform the work itself。 We are more likely to fail as craftsmen， I argue， due to our inability to organize obsession than because of our lack of ability。 （c）Labour， mastership， craft - how are these interconne Q:Craftsmanship names an enduring， basic human impulse， the desire to do a job well for its own sake。 （c）Q:motivation matters more than talent， and for a particular reason。 The craftsman's desire for quality poses a motivational danger: the obsession with getting things perfectly right may deform the work itself。 We are more likely to fail as craftsmen， I argue， due to our inability to organize obsession than because of our lack of ability。 （c）Labour， mastership， craft - how are these interconnected？ Our society - is it really conductive to achieving the heights of self-actualization， of the art of whatever it is that we are trying to achieve？ How do we interpret our results？ What prevents us from becoming the best there is？ Is competition enabling or preventing us from improving our results and bettering ourselves？ The best selves there are - are these really connected with being masters in some or other areas or is at a delusion？ Let's take talent， intellect and our drive as one side of the equation， the capitalism as the other one: what do we get as a result？ Is capitalism actually improving our being able to achieve more or not？ Is society？ That's quite a plethora of interesting questions and this book is a work aimed at trying our intellect at them。 。。。more

Jason Comely ，

Life-changing book。 Made me realise I should begin the slow methodical journey towards craftsmanship instead of grasping for novelty and innovation。 The prose here is beautiful and often poetic。 The right treatment for such a topic。

Sabrina Hughes ，

I started with chapter 9， which was referenced in another book I read。 I liked the section that included those final chapters; I went back to the beginning to read the rest of the book and found it less compelling。

Icaro Moro ，

Este é um comentário para mim mesmo， para que eu possa lembrar dos principais pontos que esse livro trouxe para mim。 Mas talvez sirva para outras pessoas também =）。Em resumo: é um livro bastante confuso de ler。 Não gosto da maneira como Sennett escreve。 Os arcos são longos demais e tem digressões dentro de digressões que dificultam demais o entendimento do tema。 Mais de uma vez precisei consultar o título do capítulo para saber do que ele estava falando。 E outras vezes considerei abandonar a lei Este é um comentário para mim mesmo， para que eu possa lembrar dos principais pontos que esse livro trouxe para mim。 Mas talvez sirva para outras pessoas também =）。Em resumo: é um livro bastante confuso de ler。 Não gosto da maneira como Sennett escreve。 Os arcos são longos demais e tem digressões dentro de digressões que dificultam demais o entendimento do tema。 Mais de uma vez precisei consultar o título do capítulo para saber do que ele estava falando。 E outras vezes considerei abandonar a leitura porque parecia ir para lugar algum。Contudo， ao vencer estes obstáculos， o livro se revela uma obra bastante poderosa。 De todos os livros de filosofia que li， nenhum se apresentou tão pragmático e tão transformador quanto Craftsman。 Pode ser que seja apenas ignorância minha， e outras filosofias também sejam aplicáveis: mas certamente há algo especial aqui。Craftsman não é só uma análise de um modo de trabalhar: é uma proposição para um estilo de vida mais saudável， autopropositivo e deliberado。 À medida que avançava pelos capítulos， um senso de justeza， auto-observação e devoção pela excelência no trabalho foram surgindo em mim。Ainda tenho minhas ressalvas quanto ao "workshop filosófico" que Sennett propõe na conclusão。 Não estou convencido de que o "pragmatismo" seja uma escola filosófica que mereça filiação。 Para mim parece a tentativa de explicar o mundo a partir de uma única perspectiva， assim como o fazem todas as outras escolas filosóficas。 Mas independente de concordar com sua proposição ou não， é impossível não se sentir comovido com a evolução histórica do craftsmanship （não tenho como traduzir este termo sem perder seu valor inerente）。O livro também me trouxe uma excelente perspectiva histórica e me introduziu a áreas de estudo que eu desconhecia （como "história da infância"， "história dos brinquedos" e outras do tipo）。 Gosto como ele mescla várias áreas de conhecimento para amparar seu argumento， como neurociência， sociologia e economia。 Por isso， o livro funciona muito mais como um navegante em águas turbulentas do que um cargueiro levando conhecimento de um lado para o outro。Craftsman， em si， não possui nenhum conhecimento novo--e é justamente aí que mora seu maior valor。 Sua função é reviver o senso de trabalho e o amor pela qualidade da entrega。 O livro despertou em mim o que há de mais bonito no seu humano: sua capacidade de criar e compartilhar。 。。。more

Brian Arsenault ，

Honestly， it was not the book I was expecting。 This was one of those “if you liked that， you may like this” recommendations。 If you are looking for a book about becoming a craftsman， or boosting up your background as a craftsman， move along。 This isn’t the book for you。This book was a mix of historical viewpoints on how craftspeople have evolved over time， how certain tools and techniques cane to be， and a look into human physiology。 I kept reading this book even after it was obvious it wasn’t w Honestly， it was not the book I was expecting。 This was one of those “if you liked that， you may like this” recommendations。 If you are looking for a book about becoming a craftsman， or boosting up your background as a craftsman， move along。 This isn’t the book for you。This book was a mix of historical viewpoints on how craftspeople have evolved over time， how certain tools and techniques cane to be， and a look into human physiology。 I kept reading this book even after it was obvious it wasn’t what I was looking for， and in the end， thought the author did a good job highlighting the topics he did。 。。。more

Arturo ，

It's a pity when a good book is marred by lack of copyediting， but nevertheless an amazing read！ It's a pity when a good book is marred by lack of copyediting， but nevertheless an amazing read！ 。。。more

Yavuz ，

I pushed myself to read 100 pages or so， and then gave up。 There is little structure to the book and this makes reading a cumbersome effort。 Sennett has his moments， but it just didn't work for me。Maybe others find it more appealing but I have to move on to something else。 I pushed myself to read 100 pages or so， and then gave up。 There is little structure to the book and this makes reading a cumbersome effort。 Sennett has his moments， but it just didn't work for me。Maybe others find it more appealing but I have to move on to something else。 。。。more

Theodore Kinni ，

A thoughtful， erudite， and provocative inquiry into the history and nature of craftsmanship。

Titus Hjelm ，

I've only read Sennett the data-driven sociologist earlier。 Like so many others， Sennett has in later life moved from research reporting towards a "good to think with" philosophical style， where ideas rule and examples are by anecdote rather than systematic data。 He's a fine writer， so even though I didn't quite get what I expected， it was a satisfying reading experience。 I do look forward to the next installment of the trilogy， of which this was the first， where Sennett considers rituals of coo I've only read Sennett the data-driven sociologist earlier。 Like so many others， Sennett has in later life moved from research reporting towards a "good to think with" philosophical style， where ideas rule and examples are by anecdote rather than systematic data。 He's a fine writer， so even though I didn't quite get what I expected， it was a satisfying reading experience。 I do look forward to the next installment of the trilogy， of which this was the first， where Sennett considers rituals of cooperation。 But The Craftsman laid the groundwork for the larger issue of nature vs。 nurture， individual vs。 community and the other large questions that shadow the seemingly mundane topic。 。。。more

Laura Degenhardt ，

An addition to my shelf of essential， marked up， 'return to' reads。 As an artist and art tutor， much of this resonated for me， particularly the emphasis on a return to skilled work as part of any art practice。 I understood this principle as a therapeutic practice and as a means of disseminating higher values into my own social networks through the action of art making to a high level。 I was reminded of the principle of 10 000 hours to mastery， which I believe to be true。 An addition to my shelf of essential， marked up， 'return to' reads。 As an artist and art tutor， much of this resonated for me， particularly the emphasis on a return to skilled work as part of any art practice。 I understood this principle as a therapeutic practice and as a means of disseminating higher values into my own social networks through the action of art making to a high level。 I was reminded of the principle of 10 000 hours to mastery， which I believe to be true。 。。。more

Devis ，

Mi sono approcciato a questo libro senza avere aspettative particolari。 Mi sembrava trattasse di argomenti interessanti di ampio respiro， ma non avevo un'idea esatta di quello che avrei trovato。Ora che l'ho finito， posso dire di provare sensazioni contrastanti nei confronti di quest'opera。 Vi dico subito che il libro mi ha annoiato in più di un'occasione， tanto da trovarmi a saltare qualche pagina qua e là - cosa che in genere non faccio mai - quando realizzavo che l'autore stava partendo per la Mi sono approcciato a questo libro senza avere aspettative particolari。 Mi sembrava trattasse di argomenti interessanti di ampio respiro， ma non avevo un'idea esatta di quello che avrei trovato。Ora che l'ho finito， posso dire di provare sensazioni contrastanti nei confronti di quest'opera。 Vi dico subito che il libro mi ha annoiato in più di un'occasione， tanto da trovarmi a saltare qualche pagina qua e là - cosa che in genere non faccio mai - quando realizzavo che l'autore stava partendo per la tangente un'altra volta， perdendosi in panegirici superflui e prolissi。Sennett si perde un pò troppo spesso in digressioni di stampo musicale （a quanto pare sa suonare qualcosa）， che paradossalmente non giovano al ritmo del libro e risultano noiose e poco efficaci a chi non si intende di musica o non ne è interessato。 Troppe volte incede nell'eccessiva teorizzazione e pedanteria facendo ricorso a categorie e classificazioni a scapito della sostanza della trattazione: se in diverse parti del libro lo sviluppo della sua riflessione ha un approccio pratico， in grado di andare al cuore delle questioni affrontate e fornendo appigli ed esempi concreti che permettono di trovare riscontro di quanto detto nella realtà di ogni giorno， in molte altre parti non riesce a scrollarsi di dosso il ruolo del puro teorico che non ce la fa ad uscire dal proprio studio pieno zeppo di libri。 Le categorie artigianali usate come figure paradigmatiche dell'Artigiano appaiono a volte troppo canoniche per dare effettivo spessore alla trattazione: l'intera riflessione prende come riferimento categorie più o meno attuali come quella del musicista， del falegname， dell'architetto-progettista， dello scienziato da laboratorio， del liutaio， dell'orafo medioevale， del programmatore Linux， che in alcuni casi finiscono per essere un collo di bottiglia limitante per le considerazioni di più ampio respiro che l'autore vorrebbe affrontare e che però restano un pò sullo sfondo。Mi riferisco in particolare al fatto che l'aver analizzato alcune figure non è sufficiente a dare una risposta esaustiva alle domande che il libro pone， e neppure una spiegazione convincente al come， in concreto， l'artigiano di oggi potrebbe （e dovrebbe） sopravvivere nel modello industriale moderno。 E ancor peggio， non viene data una vera spiegazione del perché， in taluni ambiti， l'individualità imperfetta dell'uomo artigiano dovrebbe poter assumere o conservare un intrinseco maggior valore rispetto alla "perfezione" della macchina。 Insomma， molti alti e bassi。 Non me la sento di dare un giudizio conclusivo， in quanto l'opera in questione non è auto-conclusiva ma si articola， almeno nelle intenzioni dell'autore， in tre volumi complessivi。 Devo dire， però， che non mi ha convinto del tutto。In compenso offre molti spunti riflessivi e curiosi aneddoti del passato， anche recente， che forse rendono questo libro comunque meritevole di lettura。 Molto interessante， invece， la parte finale spesa a criticare i moderni test dell'intelligenza e i criteri sui quali i medesimi si fondano， così come l'aver sottolineato la degenerazione culturale e sociale che tali test sottendono e alimentano。Nel complesso mi aspettavo qualcosa di più。 。。。more

Liana ，

I really wanted to like it so i’ve read 154 pages。 But it the pain was getting extreme so i’ve bailed out more than half way through。

Jaime Bayona ，

Meh。。。 El punto sobre la artesanía como una actividad del buen trabajador que se puede extender a cualquier ocupación está desarrollado con extensos ejemplos。。。 a veces demasiados。 En ocasiones me recordaba a "The house that Jack built" demasiados ejemplos， unos mejores que otros， pero redundantes。 Meh。。。 El punto sobre la artesanía como una actividad del buen trabajador que se puede extender a cualquier ocupación está desarrollado con extensos ejemplos。。。 a veces demasiados。 En ocasiones me recordaba a "The house that Jack built" demasiados ejemplos， unos mejores que otros， pero redundantes。 。。。more

B。 Jean ，

Reading this was like walking through a field after snowmelt。 Some steps will be perfectly clear， but eventually you'll put a foot down wrong and end up with soggy socks and mud in your shoes。 Philosophy is not my thing， I thought this would be a little more concrete， but instead it was abstract， messy， and hard to picture。 Some bits and examples were perfectly clear， and that was usually when he referred to actual historical figures and didn't wax poetic。 I found it bizarre when he referred to Reading this was like walking through a field after snowmelt。 Some steps will be perfectly clear， but eventually you'll put a foot down wrong and end up with soggy socks and mud in your shoes。 Philosophy is not my thing， I thought this would be a little more concrete， but instead it was abstract， messy， and hard to picture。 Some bits and examples were perfectly clear， and that was usually when he referred to actual historical figures and didn't wax poetic。 I found it bizarre when he referred to the Japanese company model as a good one。 It takes about two seconds of research to realize that overwork and suicide is rampant in Japanese society。 In my five years， one of the teachers I knew died due to suspected overwork。 Last year alone there were three adult suicides in the school district。 So I don't know what this author thinks he knows， but Japanese workers aren't particularly happy。 I wish this had discussed craft in a more solid manner instead of muddying around in tangents。 Not a fan。 。。。more

Chris Esposo ，

A book that uniquely takes from the arts， the history of technology， the history of labor， engineering philosophy， and even a bit of career self-help， "The Craftsman" is relevant today， post the era of industrialization and mechanized mass-production， but still not yet in the era of the AI-dominated automation。 It follows the history of the craftsman， from right before the craft guilds-system of the medieval world in Europe， to the start of industrialization in England and France， and onward to A book that uniquely takes from the arts， the history of technology， the history of labor， engineering philosophy， and even a bit of career self-help， "The Craftsman" is relevant today， post the era of industrialization and mechanized mass-production， but still not yet in the era of the AI-dominated automation。 It follows the history of the craftsman， from right before the craft guilds-system of the medieval world in Europe， to the start of industrialization in England and France， and onward to our modern era。 Craftsmanship is the skill of making things well。 Most importantly， a craftsman wants to do things well for the sake of doing it well。 The notion of profit or other material gain， is of tangential import to the craftsman。 It is an idea that is foreign to much of modern management theory， where things are measured by profit-informed metrics， or profit itself， as the main metric of target。 This book elucidates the history of this idea， and the class of people who followed it throughout time， and who still do believe in it now。 In fact， once one has come to appreciate this difference between engaging in a "craft" and work， they will see the dichotomy everywhere in history and life。 For instance， I am currently reading a book on John Boyd， the noted thinker in modern military air warfare tactics， and I was able to identify a craft/work struggle in the difference between the fighter-pilot's mentality and the bomber's mentality。 As that book's author points out， the fighter pilot viewed their skill as a craft， something to hone in on， something to master， and to break the envelop in。 Whereas， many bomber pilots （or air commanders as they were known as in Boyd's time） often viewed their job more as husbanding along a delivery。 Many schisms and groupings of various internal work cultures can probably be contextualized in some respects as a variant of these dichotomies。 The book is definitely not just a history of this notion though， it's a philosophical investigation of the meaning of craft， and the nature of skills， and how it was， and currently is built。 Especially insightful towards the end of the book was the discussion of how repetition factors into skill/craft building， and that this is something that makes trade-skills different from "skills" used in a more colloquial manner， often linked in the west with innate/inherent talents （say skills in mathematics）， but who's acquisition may not actually be entirely （or even mostly） innate in reality。 As one of the case-studies early on， the text introduces the reader to the notion of the craftsman programmer， specifically those who work on Linux， which is probably the closest thing to a "true" craft that exist in our modern era that still pays well。 Other well-paid crafts include cooking。 Though not covered in the book， in the past 4 - 5 years there has been something of a burgeoning renaissance in the west of "craft" manufacturing。 Everything to simple wood-cuts， to "craftsman" toys， like action figures， things that were relegated to the domain of mass-production 30 - 40 years ago。 This re-emergence is not to hard to understand as a response to an era of blind accumulation of capital as an ends-of-itself。 Those who have achieved some modicum of success in this goal have often found their lives post achievement of monetary comfort/well-being/safety somewhat empty。 Here， the notion of a craft， of an everlasting journey to mastery， is both attractive， and rewarding， in ways that are often not appreciated by mass-production culture。 While reading this book， two books came to mind， "The Memory Code" by Lynne Kelly， which I read a few years ago， and more recently， "The Technology Trap"。 Kelly makes the connection of pre-literate societies engaging in ritual dance， and the improvement of memory。 In effect， that body movement enabled information-encoding to occur much smoother because of the organization of our minds， and it's connection to our nervous system。 This connection with kinesthetics is also made in "The Craftsman"， where the author makes several points during his discussion of repetition， as well as the section on the craftsman link to his tools towards the end of the book， that acquiring a skill， is definitely linked to motion， as well as wielding a tool。 Whereas innovation， is a kind of drive derived from the "misuse" or re-appropriate current tools to new applications， and being unable to "square the peg" so-to-speak。 This can be thought of both literally and metaphysically， as tools can be both mental or material （like a theorem or function say）。Likewise， Carl Benedikt Frey， the author of "The Technology Trap" spend much of the first 1/3 of his book outlining the relationship between the craft-skills and pre-industrial labor's relationship with machinery， which also has a chapter dedicated to it in "The Craftsman"。 That chapter， and the section on it in Frey's text complement each other well， and I'd probably assign them both in a course on the changing nature of work， or labor history taken from a multi-disciplinary approach。 Though I understood the book on this first reading， there's certainly things that have already escaped me， which I will want to retain。 I think this book merits at least two readings， with ideal knowledge retention slightly more difficult to achieve given the lack of a singular narrative， and it being a bridge across many different interrelated， but distinct ideas across so many different domains。 It's eclectic selection of topics and it's relevance to our era makes it an easy recommend。 。。。more

Gonzalo Darrigrand ，

Descubrí con Sennett el significado de la filosofía pragmática que siempre me fue esquivo， y descubro que el pedagogo norteamericano John Dewey pertenece a esta corriente。 Dice Sennett， “Durante más de un siglo， este movimiento se ha dedicado a dar sentido filosófico a la experiencia concreta” o， más sintético: “Sólo debería haber ideas en las cosas”。Para quienes tenemos una formación u orientación marxista， leer la propuesta de Sennett ayuda a iluminar aspectos de la vida social que el marxismo Descubrí con Sennett el significado de la filosofía pragmática que siempre me fue esquivo， y descubro que el pedagogo norteamericano John Dewey pertenece a esta corriente。 Dice Sennett， “Durante más de un siglo， este movimiento se ha dedicado a dar sentido filosófico a la experiencia concreta” o， más sintético: “Sólo debería haber ideas en las cosas”。Para quienes tenemos una formación u orientación marxista， leer la propuesta de Sennett ayuda a iluminar aspectos de la vida social que el marxismo no revela y es un contrapunto interesante。 Sennett considera que los fundadores del pragmatismo no ven con agrado al marxismo doctrinario， pero no encuentro una contraposición irresoluble entre estas dos posiciones， dado que Marx y el marxismo denuncian， entre otras cosas， el carácter alienado del trabajo mediado por las relaciones capitalistas de producción。 “Desde el punto de vista filosófico， el pragmatismo ha sostenido que， para trabajar bien， la gente necesita libertad respecto de las relaciones entre medios y fines”， algo que con seguridad suscribiría el marxismo。 Tal vez el contrapunto más nítido entre el pragmatismo y el marxismo se de al considerar el modo en que se objetiva el trabajo， dado que para el primero el trabajo se objetiva cualitativamente mientras que para el marxismo el trabajo se objetiva en horas de trabajo socialmente necesario。El Artesano está escrito como un buen libro de historia， enfocado en los cambios y continuidades de los fenómenos sociales。 La figura del artesano fue relevante en la antigüedad， adquirió su centralidad en la edad media cuando se corporizó en gremios y perdió visibilidad con el desarrollo de la modernidad capitalista。 La figura del artesano sirve como vector de análisis del desarrollo capitalista， como parámetro para considerar cómo y por qué se producen las actividades y los bienes sociales。 。。。more

ahmet ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 “hem doğal kaynaklar hem iklim değişikliği bakımından büyük ölçüde biz insanların imal ettiği maddi bir krizle yüz yüze geliyoruz。 pandora mitolojisi şimdi artık kendi yıkımımızın dünyevi bir sembolü haline gelmiştir。 işte bu maddi krizle baş etmek için hem imal ettiğimiz şeyleri hem bunları kullanış şeklimizi değiştirmeye mecburuz。 binaların yapımında ve ulaşımda farklı tarzları öğrenmeye ve bizleri tutumlu olmaya alıştıran ritüelleri tasarlamaya ihtiyaç duyacağız。 çevrenin iyi zanaatkârları ol “hem doğal kaynaklar hem iklim değişikliği bakımından büyük ölçüde biz insanların imal ettiği maddi bir krizle yüz yüze geliyoruz。 pandora mitolojisi şimdi artık kendi yıkımımızın dünyevi bir sembolü haline gelmiştir。 işte bu maddi krizle baş etmek için hem imal ettiğimiz şeyleri hem bunları kullanış şeklimizi değiştirmeye mecburuz。 binaların yapımında ve ulaşımda farklı tarzları öğrenmeye ve bizleri tutumlu olmaya alıştıran ritüelleri tasarlamaya ihtiyaç duyacağız。 çevrenin iyi zanaatkârları olmaya da ihtiyaç duyacağız。“ 。。。more

Christos ，

The topic is interesting。 The writing style is what you would expect。 It is obvious that a lot of work and passion went into this book。 However， with the exception of the first fifty pages or so I found it boring and difficult to read。 I had to skim to the end。 I would not say that it is not worth one's time， it just did not work for me at all and it was a struggle。 The topic is interesting。 The writing style is what you would expect。 It is obvious that a lot of work and passion went into this book。 However， with the exception of the first fifty pages or so I found it boring and difficult to read。 I had to skim to the end。 I would not say that it is not worth one's time， it just did not work for me at all and it was a struggle。 。。。more

Maria ，

Although in my opinion a not 100% scientifically sound book -and in my opinion also one that could never be since it covers a much too wide sprectrum-， the Craftsman is a book that changed my life。 His views about talent， being smart and other ideas that influence people's self-esteem are beautifully an originally discussed。 I am telling you， Sennett， if read properly， could save years of psycoanalysis。 Although in my opinion a not 100% scientifically sound book -and in my opinion also one that could never be since it covers a much too wide sprectrum-， the Craftsman is a book that changed my life。 His views about talent， being smart and other ideas that influence people's self-esteem are beautifully an originally discussed。 I am telling you， Sennett， if read properly， could save years of psycoanalysis。 。。。more

izad ，

"Hacer es pensar。" "Hacer es pensar。" 。。。more

Jan D ，

The book gives a high level overview of craft-related topics like the craftsman’s relation to machines， robots and tools， instructions and learning， values and their connection to modernity。 This is all great material and an enjoyable read。 The cases used are good and get across the point， however， often I whished for them to be discussed more in-depth and not be as simplified as they appeared in the book。

Devin ，

This one is intellectually challenging for the non philosopher， such as myself。 However I feel that I got a lot out of it， even if some of his arguments went over my head。 His conclusion that we are all capable of craft work is empowering。 Highly recommended if you are drawn to the ideal of craft。

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