Shop Class As Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work (Thorndike Press Large Print Nonfiction Series) - Hardcover

Crawford, Matthew B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410419746 ISBN 13: 9781410419743

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2009

Synopsis

Rare book

About this title

About the Author:

Matthew B. Crawford is a philosopher and mechanic. He has a Ph.D. in political philosophy from the University of Chicago and served as postdoctoral fellow on its Committee on Social Thought. Currently a fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia, he owns and operates Shockoe Moto, an independent motorcycle repair shop in Richmond, Virginia.

From AudioFile:

Crawford offers a compelling book at a time when we struggle to define our values amid the whirl of technological progress. However, narrator Max Bloomquist falls a little short in his performance. Crawford argues that while technology entices us with promises of convenience and ease, our ignorance about the mechanics of our magic machines disempowers us as a society and as individuals. Though competent, Bloomquist's voice doesn't do full justice to the ominous warnings--reminiscent of Huxley--implied in the book. At times, Bloomquist's delivery even has a note of what sounds like condescension that seems unintended by the author. Still, the experience of listening to Crawford's book while driving or working might bring home the power of its message. L.P. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1410419746
• ISBN 13: 9781410419743
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 341